The service here was so-so, my phlebotomist seemed to be struggling. The center is modest, but nice…read moreenough. Not too far from Ryan St.

From the owner: Established in 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, LifeShare Blood Center is a nonprofit blood…read morecollection agency dedicated to saving lives. With centers and blood drives across Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas, LifeShare plays an integral role in the healthcare infrastructure of the Gulf South region. Their mission is to ensure a secure and sufficient blood supply for patients in the communities they serve.

The ladies inside were very pleasant. They were professional in taking my vitals and were thorough…read morein insuring that certain things were appropriate.

Super friendly and helpful staff. My husband and I are not fond of needles at all but we had to…read moredonate blood for our daughters upcoming surgery and they were wonderful!!

I only made a call to get some information about donations for blood and plasma. The receptionist…read morewho answered phone was very helpful in the steps

I was treated professionally, with care and expediency. They had good snacks and nice shirts and…read moremanaged to do so with only three people working the Saturday shift (and that includes no receptionist).

I find it odd that a persons readings bp/ pulse rate will not be shown to you from their device…read morewhen asked, but never had previous history of anything being high or low. Have even went to a facility right after to be sure ... hmmmm seems odd tends to happen only recently after complaining about another client continuing to cough and not covering her mouth,I brought it to staffs attention and was told she's across from you it's not affecting you , well actually yes this is a medical facility, add that to you list of rules! Not only is it unsanitary but just rude., and also seems to be on the 2nd visit of the week when the incentive is higher. Sadly it's the only facility in this small town, to help save a life through donating. I will say the majority off the staff is professional and kind , but there are a few that could use a little extra training unless this is procedure, I've heard and read reviews reguardiing readings.

The staff are rude and careless, they have destroyed my boyfriend's vein, because of their lack of…read moreattention I have gotten very ill while donating, they ignored me as my skin turned pale and cold and I became lightheaded, they are unorganized and lost my donor information after only a short time of not donating and they are clearly under qualified considering they turned my boyfriend away accusing him of drug use for acne on his arm when any qualified professional can tell the difference between acne and a needle hole, especially when he regularly donates. They all grouped around him gawking, and accused him of this while there were many other people in the center, violating his privacy. When I tried to call to resolve the issues I was rudely told that they won't talk to me and then hung up on. The state of this establishment is run is honestly so ridiculous that i'm tempted to take legal action.

They have horrible customer service they never answer their phone and they are never that busy to…read morewhere no one can answer that isn't cool

Worst place ever! Have been going for a while for a little extra cash. Most of the time i would…read morespend a minimum of one and a half hours waiting to be screened then close to an hour just to donate. There are always new people that dont know how to stick you and will bruise your arm bad then act like its your fault and make you wait to donate again. Right after i get platinum status i went in for a year physical and he asks me what medication im on so i tell him. One was not on the computer so he asks how long have i been taking it. I tell him several months now. He asks why did i know say yes on the questions then. I said i told yall about it a while back and he was the one i told he said i was good because it was not on the list of meds i cant take while donating. Well he said because its not in the computer so he has to permanently defer me. So he said last time i was good and neglected to add it in the computer, and now im the one who gets punished for it? This place is a joke. I have read online that after they pay employees and expenses they profit around $500 each donation. So with the profit they get they pay the employees crap and the donors get a lousy $60. I would try to find a different place if i were you.

I've been donating blood as often as possible for the last five years. I've had bad experiences in…read morethe past, from things like drinking little water, not eating right, you name it. Overall a lack of knowledge. But within these five years I've learned from those mistakes. So, when things go wrong with donating blood I look at myself first and then I look at the overall experience. Today I donated blood and this is my second or third time donating at this Center. Don't get me wrong, these people are very kind and they will give you their best southern hospitality, with loud conversations and all. But when it comes to professionalism and awareness, I think they have to do better. Every time I go in there they are loud and rambunctious, and as medical type center I think it's necessary to remain calm and controlled especially when you can have patients who may not be as desensitized as other long time donors. When I went in today of course everyone was chatting with each other being as friendly and rambunctious as I've seen in the past. And I don't really care about that as long as I'm treated properly with basic human respect. Respect was all there, but when it was time to donate, i was in some pain. It was a sharp pain and I told her so she tried to fix it. It still hurt when she readjusted it but said that it should go away soon. I stayed with the numb dull pain in my arm as I donated blood- other than that everything went normal after that. Until it comes times to take the needle out. Same sharp pain. The day goes on and everything's all right still drinking water of course, eating right all of the above. But when it comes time to removing the band from my arm I noticed a big hard lump. And it still hurts. I tried to call multiple phone numbers to check and see if the lump was normal because you know the Internet was not very helpful. But neither was Vitalant ( their new company name). I called the Center twice and both times I was transferred to two different people who did not answer. When I called back the third time they were already closed. So I decided to call the number on the sheet they gave me earlier And their office is closed too. Don't get me wrong I completely understand office hours, but there is one man who answered which was a number referred to by the center and he said someone would call me back. It's been 30 minutes and someone finally called back. I don't think I should jump through hoops when I'm worried about my health, but maybe that's just the new age of health care in America. I'm still going to be donating blood but I don't think that I'll be coming back to this location.

I will not be told I have to wear a mask to donate blood! There are plenty of blood donation…read morecenters outside of Lafayette that do not mandate this and that's where I will be going! When you operate in FEAR, what you fear the most will come home to roost with you!

If I could give a zero star I would. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in a waiting room for…read moreclose to a hour waiting on vitals cuz they have the slowest person doing vitals. Once you get in the back everyone is nice and it's take less than 30 minutes. But when "red" is doing vitals get ready because you are gonna be waiting even if you scheduled an appointment and arrived 10 minutes early. Literally any other employee does vitals it takes maybe 2 minutes but lord when she's doing them its 10 minutes a person and she just has to talk to everyone about everything going on today, yesterday and tomorrow. Dont push for people to schedule appointments when they are never followed. For the love of god please stop putting the slowest woman doing vitals by herself.

So I was visiting the area last year and I wanted to donate and of course I needed proof of address…read moreto do so. I was staying at a hotel and I got mail there to bring in. They told me it was insufficient because it wasn't a house. Ok I understand that. Fast forward to 2021. I officially moved here( 2 weeks ago) and am staying with family. I brought in a piece of mail from - Louisiana Department of Health (Voter registration Packet) clearly states my new home address (which is a house ) and states where all my mail will be sent to. I went in today and I was told I needed a bill or leasing agreement because my proof of address i brought in LAST year wasn't good enough ? I'm confused . What would be more official than a letter from the state of Louisiana ? I am beginning to think either I'm being stereotyped or something else is going on.