The Blood Center

Megan Mitchell

I’m a universal plasma donor who has donated regularly in the past at this location although this past year has been intermittent due to stuff outside my control. Anyways, there’s no point in making appointments because they take people in the order they arrive, even if you’re there for an aphaeresis appointment which takes 2 hours, even if they’re fully booked with appointments. I waited almost an hour and ended up having to leave.

JoAnna Bannon

I donate blood regularly. I went to donate double reds today, and I was shocked to see that the staff are not wearing masks. Louisiana is in a major COVID surge, this is a health care facility, and you require close proximity and the removal of masks to take oral temperature. Masking with N95s or better should be required. If you want people to help the sick, you need to do your part in preventing people from getting infected with COVID in your facility. The staff here are otherwise friendly, and I do not blame them for this shortsighted and dangerous “mask optional” policy.

Dottie Bazet

Wonderful staff, great atmosphere to give blood. Great place for first time donors. Will definitely go out of their way to make sure you feel comfortable and safe.

Brooke Baker

With blood levels really LOW, I decided to donate this morning. I also want to see if I have the COVID antibodies from when I was really sock last week but tested negative 4xs for the virus. This is where I usually go to donate unless there’s a drive where someone needs donations. I did the FastLane, filling out the questions before arriving. It helps. The staff is amazing, super friendly. They are extremely helpful not only to the patients but to each other. I witnessed this morning, a what seemed like a newer staff being guided with grace from her coworker, who was actually taking of my donation. It was beautiful. She even checked out my house float on Instagram when we were done. If you can donate blood, it saves lives.