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    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    8 months ago

    I've been there three times and they did an excellent job every time the staff is personable and skilled

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    Octapharma Plasma - Houston

    Octapharma Plasma - Houston

    2.5
    (37 reviews)
    24.7 mi

    I go to the location at 3150 Burke Road. They are always pol and kind there. I believe they are…read morebetter than Grifols and CSL. I took a 6 month brake and when i came back Precious, one of the phlebotomist greeted me , and remembered my name. Little things like that make a person feel special. Thank you Octa team for team treating me right.

    Just when I thought the place couldn't sink any lower, a new levels of fail were reached. I went…read morethere Thursday at about 6:40-6:45 and their security guard was outside telling people that they were closed "they were short staffed" because a staff member had a death in the family and that they had to get people out of there all day. I look inside, there were 8-10 people in line and they were still taking plasma. Not to be disrespectful or callous but the whole thing reeked of bullshit. I understand that things could happen but if it was that bad, why not just send out an email, text, or message through the app and shutdown earlier rather than just keep having a normal business day and then sending security out and writing a note to close 15-20 minutes early when you can't just shutdown and leave anyway? It's a gamble coming there because if they want to mail it in, you basically wasted your time and travel. They don't let you fill out your intake early anymore beyond 30 minutes and you often have to redo it because the wait is so long. According to their own rules, if you're in before closing and you pass your screening, you'll be seen. It's just on you to complete the donation. You also have to watch some of those screeners because they can bullshit you too and defer you just to get you out because they want to chill. You basically have to write off 3-4 hours minimum to donate. Besides the chronic short staffing, you have to factor in employee breaks and people cutting line. When it comes to line cutting, you have to be aware at all times because people will literally walk in and not only try to get in front of you but will cut the entire line. People will also let randoms with sob stories cut or reserve spots for their friends. Waiting for the place to open is even worse since you're outside and line cutting and fighting is even worse then. The employees, management, and security don't pay attention and won't do shit when you try talking to them but they'll throw you and whoever's starting shit out if you stand up for yourself. Hell, I've seen them call the police to throw somebody out who complained out loud when the employees were watching TV instead of sticking donors. There's also been cases before where they'll send security out to try and keep people from coming in well before closing with some crazy excuse but they're still up and running. Another tactic they do is to offer an express pass to come back tomorrow when they're in the mood to fuck off. The problem with that is they don't allow them to be used after 5PM and it only applies to the screening line instead of the full visit like Octapharma designed. Contacting corporate is useless since the communication is redirected to them rather than someone with oversight. They basically get to run themselves.

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    Octapharma Plasma Donation Center Houston, TX - Stella Link - 
PLASMA CENTER ADDRESS:
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    Octapharma Plasma Donation Center Houston, TX - Stella Link - PLASMA CENTER ADDRESS: 9203 Stella Link Rd Houston, TX 77025
    BioLife Plasma Services

    BioLife Plasma Services

    2.3
    (44 reviews)
    13.6 mi

    Metro by T-Mob. 5Gg 5:47 PM…read moreGreat V Type of Care V Care Quality V Office Experience I been going to bio for 3 months never had a bad experience, as I continue to proceed to come back, debbie has been great at what she do with her skills and her way with her words when shes communicating with u, very quiet professional and me haven mental issues and antisocial, talkin and seeing her will have u smiling thanks for Debbie ?

    I have been donating my O-neg blood and plasma for many years after getting a pacemaker. I am 77…read moreyears old. My neighbor suggested I try BioLife, so I went to this location on Richmond Avenue. There was only one person at the Check-In counter so I had to wait 20 minutes. Once I checked in, which took 5 minutes, I waited another 5 minutes before seeing the first screening unit. The screening took about 5 minutes. I then waited for 10 minutes to visit with a nurse for a physical exam. The exam lasted only 5 minutes. The nurse told me I was not eligible to donate because I had a pacemaker. That's odd. I've been donating for years with a pacemaker without a single problem. I asked the nurse why the disqualification wasn't posted on their website. The nurse didn't apologize. So, I wasted $45 on Uber and 1 hour of waiting in lines just to be denied. This place was a zoo. They were short staffed which caused very long lines. I only met one staffer who was pleasant, the rest appeared to be rushed and unconcerned. One nurse appeared to be frantic while trying to move customers along. After witnessing all of this, I can't imagine why anyone would go here except those who were hard pressed to get some money. Thanks, but no thanks. I'll continue to donate for free at Gulf Coast Blood Centers where I'm surrounded by pleasant staff and get free snacks, including Otis Spunkmeyer cookies.

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