This is something I just started. This is the third time that I go and donate plasma I feel it's a…read moregreat opportunity to help others with a donation. The place is super clean. The staff is super friendly and well experienced. I have never been in the three times that I've gone. Had any problems. I definitely would suggest others that are healthy to go and donate plasma. The Johnston, Rhode Island office is amazing and with helping others you also get paid for helping which is a nice bonus.

Although the staff was awesome after 2 days of trying and spending several hours in the process I…read morewas turned away on day 1 because my blood pressure was higher than allowed and again on day 2 after being there another hour telling me my pacemaker and seizures disqualified me. This is something that should be mentioned right away! I spend several hours over 2 days and didn't even get a penny for my time. Very very disappointed so folks if you have either of these issues dont waste your time. I walked away very disappointed . Again the staff was great but I feel these issues should be discussed immediately upon arrival.

I'm proud to say that I'm devoted to donating blood…read more You can donate anywhere, but I'm going to tell you why you should donate on your local Bloodmobile or to your local blood bank. If you donate locally, the blood stays in your community and helps to keep your blood bank at its capacity should there be a need (and there is *always* a need for blood for many, many reasons.) If you donate to an organization such as the Red Cross, your blood goes to its nearest Red Cross blood distribution center (which for me, is about three hours away.) It costs money and takes time to get blood when you need it if you don't have your blood bank replenished locally. I'm not saying don't donate to the Red Cross, that'd be absurd. Especially if there is a national need for blood. Please, please, please donate any way possible. But for me, the Bloodmobile is the way to go. Mine is with Berkshire Health Systems. I was scared at first because I'm terrified by needles and totally oogey about it, but there is nothing scary about donating on the Bloodmobile. Its comfortable, the nurses are *extremely* good at what they do. The process is quick and painless. And we always have a few laughs. I have never had a bad experience. Make sure you drink plenty of water before you donate, and have a well balanced meal before hand. I am so oogey about the needle, that they even set me up then cover everything up so I don't have to see anything. They're accomodating and make the whole thing completely stress free. I would send anyone and everyone to donate on the Bloodmobile. Its the coolest thing around.

Since you started using the new electronic hemoglobin tester my wife has been rejected 3 times. My…read morenumbers are down 2 points from what has been normal for decades. I have seen several people rejected for the same problem over the course of my last 3 donations. Something is wrong! Every other part of the process is fine.

Came here to donate platelets!! It was my second visit…read more The first was very smooth and the second took a bit longer.. I was there for 143 minutes although they were wonderfully attentive and they told me I could be unhooked from the machine at any time... (I was just stubborn). I appreciated how kind everyone was again and when I wasn't feeling wonderfully, they brought my snacks right to my seat. So anyway thank you and I will be back soon!

They were very informative. Explain everything that I asked about nice nice clean office.read more

Bad business Angie bruised up my arm now I can't donate. So disappointed. Dont go there unless u…read morehave no other option

They are so friendly here. Comfy chairs and great staff! my favorite place to donateread more

I don't usually think about blood donor rooms in a hierarchy, probably because many of them look…read morealike. However, this one is a cut above. They had better snacks and magazines. The ambiance was more like a doctor's office in a nice neighborhood and it was just plain larger and cleaner than many I have seen.

100 percent they are professional and diligent with providing the best care to the patientsread more

We were very fortunate that when a crisis occurred, the patient was in the Yale OR. Otherwise, he…read moremight well have not survived. The surgeons, doctors, and most of the nurses were top-notch. Nurses Naomi in the CTICU and Dai and Karla on SP 5-3 deserve a special shout-out for professional, compassionate and competent care. The real problem with YNHH is that it's a 45-hours-per-week hospital. It's practically a nursing home, except Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Even then, it can take forever for procedures to be scheduled and to take place. Many departments close up shop for the weekend, and the ONLY goal for the remaining staff seems to be handing everyone, still alive, back to the active practitioners on Monday morning. In preparation for a discharge on Friday morning, a bedside attempt was made to place a PICC-line. When that failed, placement in radiology was needed, but they were unable to schedule that until the following Tuesday. FOUR extra days in the hospital, because of the weekend, and because of not enough personnel/resources to get him into IR in a timely fashion. A frustrating, and expensive delay! Enduring 4 needless inpatient days, with the noise, discomfort, unappetizing/ cold food, and increased risk of infection was unacceptable. There are reminders posted everywhere to SHHH (Silent Hospitals Help Healing), but the loudness in the hallways was intolerable. There is beeping from cardiac monitors 24/7. The CNAs, in particular, think nothing of sitting around the hallways, ignoring call bells, and loudly calling to or chatting with each other, while student nurses do their jobs for them. If the unit even has a manager, he or she was entirely invisible, and the CNAs clearly have no fear of being seen lounging or complaining. Someone's idea of management is obviously "let's put up signs," rather than actually monitoring what's happening on the unit.

Their billing! I was…read morescheduled for an outpatient procedure at the end of January. They had to have their copay up front. The day of the procedure, the doctor said it was not necessary. They had, however, done an ultrasound to determine this. Two weeks later I called to see where my refund was. I was told it could take 45 days for insurance - given that they did do the ultrasound portion, I did not mention that had the original doctor made the same determination from the original ultrasound, I wouldn't have been there. 45 days later, I call. Yup, I do have a credit balance that would go back to my credit card. A week later, I still don't have it. They had to have my money up front - now they have had my money for 2.5 months. Not acceptable.

Very clean inside. The whole process took less than an hour for a whole blood donation…read more Receptionist was very friendly, as well as the staff. You still have to wear a mask inside the facility

Great place to donate blood. The staff is great and they make you feel very comfortable through the…read morewhole process. I've donated here a few times and will continue to do so.