American Red Cross Blood Donation Center

Brian Shaw

Always friendly. Always clean. Always thanked. It is the only center I use now. They are the BEST hands down.

Aaron Riseman

Excellent donation center. I would highly recommend everyone who is willing and able to donate blood

Red Rider

Go to Weymouth or Dedham. People here are miserable. Edit: I had donated platelets for a couple years but took a break due to covid. I'm 22 and have always been complimented on my veins. The database didn't show my prior donations and the woman helping me was nothing but condescending as if it was my first visit. She repeatedly commented on how poor my veins are. No, two weeks later while I'm donating elsewhere, I was deferred due to the needle poke not being healed from her digging in my arm. She attempted to use poor excuses for her lack of experience. I will not be returning to this location EVER again.

Kristina Mello

The last time that I donated platelets was in July of 2019 after donating multiple times before that. Prior to this appointment, all of my experiences had been positive. That last time, however, the phlebotomist was new and did not seem confident in placing the catheter in my wrist rather than my forearm, as that was where the best vein was. Long story short is that she did not place the catheter in correctly and I was taken off the apheresis machine after 40 minutes, instead of completing the 2 hours. I did not think much of it at that moment, but about a week later I noticed a bump in that wrist where the needle went in that has persisted ever since. Sometimes my wrist has sharp pains, other times they're dull, sometimes it feels numb, but overall it has not felt the same since that day that I donated. I used to enjoy working out and now I find myself hesitating because of the pain and weakness in my wrist. I did go back into Red Cross about it and they told me that it was nerve damage and that it would heal by itself. Now, almost a year and a half later, I am struggling to get an MRI (or any other imaging/testing) approved because of it being such a random accident. And because I signed the waiver to donate, I don't see American Red Cross being eager to help me find answers.