I donate blood when I can and this is the place I go to. The staff here is competent and friendly. I get my donation done with little pain and my veins are hard to see, but these people are sure experienced and they just feel my arm and know where my vein is. Poke and it's just a little pinch and then it's fine. There are some things you can do to make your visit go well, and one main thing is to hydrate well so your veins will be nice and juicy to find and your blood will flow better. The other thing is to fill out the online questions BEFORE your appointment and print and bring the little square code thingy to the front desk. This will save a bunch of time. A tech will take you into a little room for privacy where they will take your vitals and do a finger prick to measure your blood hemoglobin. This is how thick you blood is with red blood cells. Then you will go to the blood draw station. The blood draw goes as fast as it takes to get 500 ml. of blood out of you ... basically a pint. It takes me about 7 min. When you're done they will bandage you up and let to have at all the free snacks! I love me some Doritos! If you want to donate blood, and it's a good thing to do, this is the place to come. Be sure to go to their website and make an appointment ahead of time. You can donate every 8 weeks id you want. A real good thing about giving blood, is you'll get a free cholesterol test! The results will be posted to your online account under "wellness". read more

Vitalant Blood Donation- Redding - GPS took me to the locked gate, go around the corner! - Blood & Plasma Donation Centers Near Me - Redding, California

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Dang girl blew my vien. Never happened in my years and years of donating. I'm done. She makes my arm to find the vein and then dug. She was awful read more

Vitalant Blood Donation- Redding - Blown vein. - Blood & Plasma Donation Centers Near Me - Redding, California

Received a call that they desperately needed blood. Signed up to give whole blood in Redding. Completed the pre-appointment questionnaire where it asked if I had been out of country in last three years. I said yes (as I have for the last several years that i have been donating). No follow up question. Drove 25 minutes to give. Got there and was told that because I had been in Mexico the w/i last 3 months, I could not give. I was peeved as this could have been communicated to me with a simple f/u question on their pre-appointment questionnaire of where and when I had travelled. Told this to the med assistant and asked that it be noted that I was upset because of their lack of follow through with the questionnaire and the waste of my time. Her reply - not "I am so sorry this happened to you and I will let my management know", but instead "Why are you yelling at me". I turned and just walked out. Got a call today from their manager letting me know that the med assistant had made a complaint that I had bullied her. I'm out. read more

I've been donating blood and platelets here for the past two years. You really can't beat it here. Air conditioning during the summer, heated seats during the winter, free food and drinks, and tshirts almost every time I go in there. I mean it's AWESOME! But that really isn't the reason why I visit Bloodsource every two weeks. I visit because I have the kind of blood that is donated to babies. I'm a special breed I guess. Charlie Sheens Tiger Blood doesn't have anything on me! I visit because there are people out there battling cancer, lupus, those who are in a burn unit.. the list goes on. There are people out there who need blood, platelets, and plasma. And there are healthy willing and able bodied people like me who donate to help. The staff at Bloodsource is top notch through and through. They are all knowledgeable, friendly, and make me feel at home there. I've seen the administrators there come out on a regular basis and chat with people while they are donating. they aren't faceless suits, they are people serving a greater purpose. If you haven't ever donated, take a moment to check these people out. If you aren't in the area, find a local bloodsource and see if you can help save a life today. read more

I'm a BIG supporter of BloodSource, having donated over 72 gallons in the last many years. The staff is excellent, the process is smooth, and you really do save lives with your donations. There is nothing else that replaces blood, an donations are the only way to get it. This is the Christmas season - giving should start here and go all the year around. So, get on the horse and ride your way to being a frequent donor. Someone out there will be thankful, and you will be blessed. read more

This is my second year donating blood. I love the staff, everyone is so friendly and really makes you feel at ease. The place is very relaxing with good music to listen to. I started donating when I took my niece once and decided to donate while I was there. I have been donating ever since. read more