Octapharma Plasma Madison Heights, MI

Octapharma Plasma Madison Heights, MI

Reviews Summary

Reviews are polarized, with many 1-star ratings citing unprofessional staff, poor communication, payment issues, long wait times, and medical mishaps like incorrect needle placement or bruising. Positive 5-star reviews highlight friendly, efficient, and professional staff who make the process smooth. Some 4-star ratings note good service but criticize wait times or new donor prioritization. Overall, experiences vary widely, with consistent complaints about disorganization, understaffing, and occasional discrimination, while praised staff members stand out for exceptional care.

About This Listing

Ages 18-70
Walk-ins are accepted, and online appointments, for both new and repeat plasma donors

Who Can Donate?

Likely aged between 18 and 65 (some centers may allow up to 69 or older)
Weigh at least 110 pounds (requirements may vary slightly)
In general good health, as determined by a health screening
No tattoos, piercings, or permanent makeup within the past 4–12 months (timeframes may vary)
Provide a valid government-issued photo ID
Provide proof of a permanent address (requirements may differ)

*Note: Eligibility criteria may vary by center. Check with your local facility for specifics.*

First-Time Donors

First-time donors will typically need to complete a medical history questionnaire and undergo a brief physical exam, which may include vital signs and blood tests. Some individuals may be temporarily or permanently deferred from donating based on health or other factors.

Common Reasons for Deferral:

Temporary Recent tattoo or piercing, recent pregnancy, certain medications (e.g., antibiotics), or recent illness
Permanent Certain chronic health conditions, such as Hepatitis or HIV

*Note: Deferral policies vary by center. Confirm with your local facility.*

What to Bring

Valid photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, passport, or military ID)
Proof of Social Security Number (e.g., Social Security card or tax document)
Proof of current address (e.g., utility bill, lease agreement, or official mail dated within the last 60 days)

*Note: Documentation requirements may differ by center.*

Preparing for Your Donation

Drink plenty of water or caffeine-free fluids (e.g., 4–6 glasses) 2–3 hours before donating
Eat a balanced, iron-rich meal within a few hours of your visit
Avoid alcohol for at least 24 hours prior
Refrain from smoking 2–3 hours before your appointment
Avoid intense exercise for at least an hour before donating
Get adequate sleep the night before
Bring a list of any medications you’re currently taking
Postpone your visit if you’re feeling unwell

*Note: Preparation guidelines may vary by center.*

How to Get Started

Many centers allow walk-ins, but some may require appointments. Check with your local center.

Other Helpful Info

First visits may take around 1.5–2.5 hours due to the screening process
Repeat donations typically take 45–90 minutes
You may donate plasma up to twice per week, with at least 48 hours between donations (frequency may vary)
Some centers may offer a refer-a-friend program with incentives
Compensation, if offered, may be provided via cash, prepaid debit cards, or other methods (varies by center)

*Note: Policies, compensation, and procedures differ by center. Contact your local facility for details.*

Features

Ages 18-70
Walk-ins are accepted, and online appointments, for both new and repeat plasma donors

Contact Information

Address

401 E Thirteen Mile Rd

Madison Heights, Michigan 48071

Customer Reviews

I was so satisfied with my experience at BioLife. The staff are very professional, educated on their role, kind, and so friendly the moment you walk in the door. The machines are quick as well so you're not sitting there for hours. They have great phlebotomist?s too!! I absolutely love going there.

I went today the first time for me there is very nice people and the nurse she's named Leticia. She helped me a lot. She's very nice girl and she have a lot of experience.

Very slow. I donated twice last week and was there for over 2 hours both times. Computer system wouldn't allow me to login so I had to wait in line at the front desk and it took a really long time to get someone to help out. 1st time approx 45 mins until my plasma draw started. Front desk is very slow. Nurse station is slow as well. Today I had an appointment for 3:20pm, and I was there right on time, and the computer wouldn't allow me to login, so I went to the front desk again, and they said you need to s

Sometimes they move a little slow, but they don't have a lot of staff on hand, it seems. Someone will get to you eventually. Payment usually takes around 15-20 minutes after donation to appear in app. I have good veins, and I've only had one slightly uncomfortable poke in 11 donations. I highly recommend taking advantage of the first month bonus in its entirety as the payment is halved after that first month. Overall, biolife is a good place to make extra money on the side and contribute to society in a mea

Just want to take a moment to say the staff at Warren are wonderful. I have been going there the last few weeks. Everyone I've add contact with have been very pleasant. I have not had any issues regarding the blood draw procedure. Nothing negative to say about any of the staff, however Lela's the best??

The staff here today were awesome. Got in and out in about an hour and a half. Emily connected me to the machine and her poke was virtually painless. Had a great experience. Thank you!

This was my first time coming here to donate. The process went so much better than I had anticipated! Everyone was so friendly. And they were very efficient. I knew my first appointment would be a bit longer. I was out within 2 hours! I can't wait to continue donating and helping people while earning extra money! Ronnie was amazing and super nice as well!

This place is absolutely phenomenal. Very clean very neat. I was a new donor yesterday and the check-in process was very simple. Everything in the beginning from the blood pressure to the finger prick was all very simple. Did a great job explaining that to me. And then I got Al to do my physical. Honestly, just based on the Google reviews with his name, I was excited when I realized who he was. He took the time to explain everything to me in great detail. It made the experience very Comforting. When I was d

I spent my whole life avoiding this places like the black plague. I believe that tampering with blood is a dark practice. But if you have sell your soul, BioLife will make the process simple and painless. A star for every aspect of the place. Walk in friendly, cleanliness, speed, support, informative. My first time was an exhilarating experience. Thanks BioLife, tho I still don't like donating my blood, I like the fact that you took your time to ensure that I would be ok.

The 4 month check in is a joke. Waited at least 5 minutes to "see" the nurse. While I could've been in line already. Instead, all she said was that I'm getting an extra vile of blood drawn for it to be tested. ALL WHILE 4 PEOPLE go in front of me in line. At the end of my donation, I was waiting 15 minutes before someone even helped me take my needle out of my arm. The man was nice and QUICK. The women just take their time and chat around. Yall are lucky I need money or else I would never come back here.

Best BioLife location. Staff is friendly, skilled, respectful of your time, and seem happy to be there. Large facility with lots of donation stations to accommodate donors. Staff went the extra mile to make sure my donation was successful and smooth. Will be using this location going forward.

Right when I walked in I noticed how clean and friendly the staff was. I went for my first time and everyone was so nice helping me and guiding me through the process. Nurse Al is the best! He did such a good job explaining everything and I even noticed that he knew people by their names. That may seem small but speaks volume of his character. I'm looking forward to returning and referring people to this location. Nurse Al and staff great job!

This building is very clean and the staff is excellent especially Devon, she is absolutely amazing. I tend to have high a pulse but when she sees me coming up to her line she talks to me and calms me down and tells me not to look at the machine because it's just working up my anxiety and Everytime I see her I pass. Plus she is really good with getting the needle in the first time without having to twist and turn it while it's on your arm. Keep up the amazing work Devon, you rock.

Sometimes it can go smoothly but most of the time they go too slow and then have a backed up line. I had an appointment for 9 and was sitting down by 9:10 and didn't get the needle in until after 9:30. It shouldn't take more than 20 minutes to get started after I'm already sitting down. I've been to 4 different plasma centers in my time and this is the only one that works super slow. The workers are just standing there. Some people time out their day base on their appointments schedule. Or walk out if it's

Quick and easy I wasn't in here as long as I thought I would be and they have it so you can see when your done donating on the side of the Machine And they pay more I like this place so much better then CSL!!

I returned to the Warren Michigan location after almost a year of not donating. They told me since I was a return donor that I would be paid 150 for the first donation and then regular donation rates apply. Well I only received 50 dollars for the first donation and when I asked the manager why that was she told me that noone entered a coupon for a return donor so basically I'm screwed out of the return donor promotion. What has me upset is the lied to my face telling me I was getting a different amount. Tha

Very satisfied! It wasn't crazy busy luckily, and the staff approached me when I looked like I needed assistance (which I did a couple times). I was a returning patient from about 3 years ago so I needed a new physical and expected the whole process with the donation itself to take about 4 hours, but I was out in just under 2 hours from the time my appointment was scheduled until the time I walked out the door.

NOT FOLLOWING REGULATIONS AND RISK PATIENTS CONTRACTING DISEASES!!!! The process wasn't bad and the staff in the front was great. Their phlebotomist is where I have HUGE issues. The fact that I watched her remove and insert needles amongst multiple patients even removing and replacing equipment on the machine.I was amazed none of her patients said anything. I was the only one in the area with a different phlebotomist that I watched remove and replace her gloves when touching me otherwise, I would have lef

It was my first time donating Plasma I was very nervous inside. The staff here was very professional and helpful! I felt great afterwards and I will be back soon.

The building is super clean and the Entire staff is awesome. I love this center the best of the 3 I have been to. Karen, and Ermani are my favorite 2 at the clinic..I would HIGHLY recommend this center!! ???? Gary Lee Jones..

The 3 time ever donation from here was a very bad one, I had the needle move they said and blood started coming out of my arm, so they put the needle in my other arm and after a few seconds my arm starting bubbling up and left me with 2 big bruises on both of my arms and I've never had a problem like that ever before. Very scary so I won't be doing any donations again.

Everyone here is friendly and professional. The nurse Al was wonderful. He explained everything in a way to understand manner. I am happy I found BioLife.

Nahya was awesome. Always a good experience here. But she made today the best. The best stick, the fastest donation, the cleanest pull. Just a fantastic trip today thanks to her.

The first thing I will say about this location is it appears quite clean. I have been donating here now for about 4 months. One of the things I have learned is depending on the day and time you go you may encounter some lines. That being said I have noticed that in the last month or so they seem to be short-staffed and at times quite badly. I have seen 15 to 20 people in line to get checked in with only one technician doing the check-in process. Most of the people that work there are very friendly and I can

BioLife will turn you away make sure you don't let them know about any bills or any electricity make sure that you own your home and it is a suitable home because they will turn you away if you live on the street as well trying to come in and make money whether you're healthy or not they need you to be in a residential home Not only was I turned away but they also labeled my house in the computers for all other plasma places that my house is a halfway house and this is not true it is not a halfway house it

Kyra and Hailey were very professional andmade my first visit fast and painless. The rest of the staff were also very professional. Clean facility and fast machines. Thank you everyone!! I'll definitely be back.

This place is rediculous. 1100 cc's is way to much. I just came back only to find out because I'm 6'5 265 they can now take 1100 cc's of plasma. Other places take 1000 cc's and that is too much and now 1100. Every time 1000 was taken I felt weak later that night. The only reason people are here is because everything is so expensive now and people need this money to live.

I'm actually really disappointed and upset how the ?new? thing now is to go by your height& weights that's how much plasma you got to give I feel like it just be more money? just like if we give you less plasma you would pay less other than that the people and working there are amazing & hard working ??

BioLife is ok and have upgraded a few things but overall there payments are not where it is at along with the fact of once you have been with them once then you can never leave a take a break for a year or any amount of months and come back as a new donor. You will be considered as a returning donor . For example if you donated with them in 2023 and it's now 2025 you still a returning donor so for that they loose points even with there promotion codes like there doing something special and there not . Octap

My experience with this woman has been truly nice no pain don't even feel the needle going in my arm truly amazing and she's very friendly need more like her . She deserves a raise!!!!

Nurse Al did a very thorough job of explaining the whole process. He left no question unanswered. Very professional and friendly staff.

I was hooked up to a machine where the lines weren't hooked up properly. My plasma & blood got mixed together (3mins after getting the needle in my arm). They couldn't return my blood an deferred me For 8 weeks without telling me. I lost my 1st time donor promotion, now if I come it only 50.00

When I first walked in I was hesitant but Mrs. Deborah the manager was very nice and welcoming with a beautiful smile. After registering I meet with nurse Al he was great he made me feel comfortable with donating an answered all my questions. My tech in aqua can't remember the young lady name was good didn't hurt. Overall the process was fairly quick I was only on the machine 30 minutes. I'll recommend this establishment to anyone looking to donate plasma.

In a world full of Karen?s you should be more like this Karen. Without specifics my last six months have been incredibly challenging and Karen?s ability to deal with donors and be just an all around great human was very welcomed. Karen, keep being awesome and thank you for changing the energy of my day in a big way.

This was my 1st time donation with my physical. The intake woman was very professional & kind. She explained everything that was going to happen clearly. While donating the new machines are very fast. All together great experience and I was in & out in less than 2 hours.

Nahya is the best she makes my experience there so much better it doesn't even hurt when she puts the needle in, SHE'S THE BEST

Ronnie is very gentle takes his time and make sure his patients is comfortable.and also sticks very well I did not feel an inch of pain!!

Staffs does not change gives between patients. MS HOLLIS gives you attitude and become very rude if you ask her to change her gloves. She makes rude comments. My appointment today was 815. It is now 9:26 and I'm still not hooked to a machine. Very slow process here. I'm not happy and MS HOLLIS has me thinking about switching to CSL

They staff is really nice and friendly. They answered all my questions and treated me with so much respect.

All of my visits, up until today, have been pleasant. The staff is professional, friendly and knowledgeable. My heart rate tends to run a little high if I stand too long, and the staff is understanding and allows the 10 minutes to sit, and it comes down to the acceptable pace. Today was my first bad experience here, and the person?s inexperience cost me my opportunity to donate today. She had to stick my fingers twice, and she mashes the pricker into the finger. Even after sitting 10 minutes, both fingers w

This is a very clean facility. The staff are friendly and professional??There is never a long wait time! Highly recommend this facility ??

Miss Piggy who sits on the end in the intake session, needs to use her negative energy on a treadmill ?? Nayha is absolutely wonderful. NY or either KY identifies as he/him, is extremely helpful & goes the extra mile ?????? the nurse Al is cool (all though I think he did too much feeling during the physical examination)

New donors need to make an appointment? Everyone needs an appointment? What's the purpose of appointments? I see 7 people in line to donate ? definitely NOT helping with making the donations smoother so?????

Mariah and Denisha were nice and courteous. Things were explained to me in a clear way. Thank you, BioLife.

Great staff, always friendly. Ronnie is fantastic at his job. Everytime I'm in his area i know I'm in good hands.

Latisha was great today. I usually try and see Miss Holly she's always happy and upbeat and Hali was awesome. Great experience today.

My visit was by far the most pleasant experience. My apologies for not remembering her name, probably because we were connecting so well like we knew each other lol. Yet the phlebotomist with the honey blonde hair is prompt & an overall delight. Then when I thought it couldn't get any better I was introduced to nurse Al who showed that the care & professionalism in this location follows you to each station. He not only was exceptional & thorough with my exam, but provided me with so much needed & useful inf

I like the vibe here. Staff is nice, nurse AL is awesome. Wait can be a bit long, but to me that's to be expected. I will recommend this place to new donors.

Service SUCKS no supervision Lines backed up because workers are just standing around talking. I walked in at 11:43 AM. It was two people in line by the time I got in line at 11:47. The lines were full on both sides from what I noticed it only gets backed up because of the workers not working standing around talking Something needs to happen no way you guys are going by appointments and I'm in the facility for three hours or more. That is unacceptable.

Professional, caring staff! This was my first time donating. The nurses who did my intake, Karen and Al, were helpful, thorough and knowledgeable. They made me feel at ease when in reality I was nervous. Everyone was pleasant and I felt this process was quick. I really recommend this facility.

Very welcoming tech, but constantly interrupted by her coworker about his life. My pressure was too high to donate, respect, but that person should not be front line when we are giving blood life Some of us are skeptical and nervous. Very happy he had a fun weekend and new neice, but I am donating. I don't need to know all of this while I have a procedure done Also no one wiped down the desk from 1 patient to another .Do better.

Great treatment of first time donors in particular. Best in class reimbursements. Lela was amazing!!!, but everyone is.

Nayah was amazing! Anytime I come for a plasma draw, she greets me with kindness and a smile, which is has become a rarity. I've witnessed her get through all her patients in a 30-45 min time span, which is so impressive. Her goal is efficiency and getting the patient out and back to their busy lives. I also notice her giving assistance to her team whenever she has downtime between assisting her own areas patients as well. Bravo and keep up the fantastic work!

This was the first time I would give this business a 4 rating. But when they are all on it is a wonderful and easy process. Today they were all on.

ANSWER THE PHONE!!!!! They never return calls EVER!!! They need to train them better to not give the donors hematomas. They try moving the needle too much and make me bleed then decline me to donate because their incompetence. I also have tried multiple times to get in touch with someone to file a complaint about a situation that occurred previously but was never able to get in touch with anyone from this location or by the contact us option on their website.

absolutely everyone I interacted with was courteous and kind on this, my first plasma donation. the only reason it's not five stars is because it really took a while to get through all the steps of the process to the point of donation. I did learn that Tuesday is their busiest day, though, so that may have had something to do with it. overall a good experience!

Love the appointments. Friendly staff! My first visit as a new donor went great!

If they were going any slower they'd be moving backwards. Fingerprint scanners never work. Constantly wasting 20-30 minutes every time I visit with no remedy. 2 hour wait to make $40 is an insult.

One word. Excellence!Every criteria one would use to evaluate the Warren facility would result in a Par non eval Noone comes close in this area I have been a prior client at both other competitor corporate available faclities and I refuse to go to an y other here They cant compete or even close with the staff here MY only sadness is I do not see a corporate recognition for absolute excellence they deserve. posted here This staff here is by far the best in every fashion Per the employees here you ac

The whole staff is A-1. Seriously... I donated because a friend asked me, so she could get a referral bonus. Next thing I know, I'm a regular donator. I want to give a special shoutout to Ms. Hollis, Steve, Jimmy, and Ethan. These employees definitely make the donors as well as myself feel at ease with their wit, humor, and kindness. You got a good group of associates at the Warren location.

I'm never donating there again. Signed up on September 11th, have tried donating 4 times, and have only been able to donate 2 out of 4 times due to BS. The first time they turned me away was due to my pulse being "too high". Keep in mind this is after trying to read the machines after 5 times, my arms hurt and I was frustrated by the time they even settled on anything. Never bothered to try manually checking to make sure it was even accurate. The next time I was turned away, some blood level was "too high"

Awesome crew! From check in to the nurses! Nahya took care of me, she was outstanding!!

It was a pleasure going to this establishment! The staff were wonderful, only downside is the wait time! But my guy nurse AL and I wish I remembered the other lady name, but they're awesome!! Highly recommend!

Horrible place to go ppl Wil smile in yo face tell u half the info u need will have u do a test,do a physical, have u go through a hula hoop to donate then get in the after being their for 2hours plus for u to get told oh u need two ?? vains after coming hour out never will I go to another ...going back to griffols at least America has them

Eboni, Jimmy, and Miss Hollis are great but pretty much everyone else who works here is rude and hates their lives and the donors. I've gotten hematomas twice from donating here because some of the phlebotomists care more about their overinflated egos for some reason than grabbing help because they don't have the skill to do a difficult stick.

I have been donating for a few months at BioLife, one of the many kind individuals there, Latisha has always been so kind and caring when taking care of me. She has been positive and helpful with my questions. Even when the clinic is busy she has treated me with attention and without making me feel like I was a burden. I am very appreciative of all the help she's provided me.

I haven't donated in over a year so I had to get a physical. Nurse Al conducted my physical, he's such a friendly, informative, kind human! Nurse Shannon did such a wonderful job inserting the needle in my vein. I barley felt it, she did it with such ease, that part always gets me nervous. I had a great experience donating plasma today. I would recommend donating plasma at this location! ?????

I've made an appointment here twice now this week to start donating and each time I come in, I'm told there's only one nurse and they cannot take me. My appointments were at 5:15. Any one who came in after me was told no as well, even though they had appointments. I have now wasted my time and gas after work to try and donate here. I even called a good 15 times in a row and NO ONE ANSWERED the phone! I even pressed the option for a manager a couple of times!! Save your time and go to CSL Plamsa. They seem m

Al was amazing! The kindest nurse ive met. The entire staff i met were all great. I got lightheaded and had to stop early but they all made sure i was taken care of with snacks and drinks and that i was good to go before driving home.

My friend went here they totally bruised his whole arm because a member of their staff is obviously not qualified to be using needles we have pics and everything and they didn't care one bit about it I told him to go see a lawyer because this has to be medical malpractice

I would give less if I could. Stay away from here if you're transgender who doesn't participate in disqualifying adult activities. They will discriminate you so hard and turn you away for anything they THINK is disqualifing. My partner tried going here to donate 2 days in a row now and was told each time she didn't eat enough. This morning she had a giant bowl of frosted mini wheats and 2 pieces of toast. All the proper values of a nutritional breakfast and yet the wanna be nurse playing doctor who did her

I have donated plasma on and off for years especially when I am trying to make a little extra $$ when I am in between contract positions. When I tell you this particular staff member at the Detroit location was so rude and frankly as unprofessional as it gets not only towards me but towards another staff member that came in from the Warren location to help out. I was floored. I ended up leaving as I was so offended. She then flagged my account stating I was aggressive and confrontational and I had to be cou

This was a wonderful experience. Nurse Al was so kind and informative. He was able to give information about you, the procedure, and what will happen to your plasma after you donate it. Celeste at the front doing vitals was so sweet and professional. The other ladies up front were very nice and personable too.

not the biggest fan of the room/building itself and they were moving kind of slow but the staff was extremely courteous and knowledgeable and made me feel at is throughout the experience.

On my last visit of the new donor promotion, the payment reverted back to a standard payment and I never received my last promotional payment. Very disappointing. The staff are relatively professional. There were times I sat with the needle in my arm for 5-10 min before the tech removed it. Once the procedure left a large bruise on my arm, but it was mild. It's good extra money and the Warren location is clean and they keep things moving effectively, so I'll go back if I need extra cash.

Deb the manager was very rude and dismissive to me last week. I told her one of the employees there damaged my vein and she told me no one works there with the features I gave her. She refused to believe me at least 10 times until she finally remembered. They said they reviewed my veins and they were unsuitable but that isn't true. I have a arm I don't ever use and they didn't let me try it. I donate everywhere else with no problems. My vein gets damaged there a lot due to phlebotomist not listening to me t

The staff are great! Unfortunately i wasnt able to donate and would not waste my time again. I followed guidelines of how to prepare to donate. Drove an hour to appt and was informed i did not eat enough, so as directed ran to go eat something . Checked back in and they tested my blood and said i ate too fatty and should have avoided dairy. All things that could have been explained when i booked appt. Wasted my entire morning, staff was great, idiots running the show. I will never come back.

My first time donor experience was great. Everyone was respectful, helpful, informative, friendly and professional.

The pay keeps Goin down and the plasma amount went up I'm saving lives out here and you people don't take care of your donors like you should everything has gone up out here but plasma donation fees

The care and attention from the staff were excellent throughout the entire visit. The nursing staff as a whole were kind, skilled and aware of your needs and of any questions I needed clarification on. After the questionnaire and Iron/Protein test I saw Al for my physical and he was just amazing. Very nice guy with a good attitude. He's calm and collected as well as respectful and attentive throughout the exam making sure all my worries were put to the wind. Would highly recommending coming to see if donati

I have had fairly good experiences donating plasma at this center. I do think they need more staff at busier times though. At one time, they had a nurse running back and forth from the front to helping the people donating. She was so nice and polite though. I dont think it was fair to her, how distressing to not have enough staff. Everyone is just so professional and friendly here.

Good money but very very slow staff are slow the line is crazy long you can be in line for a hour then the machine that you donate off is slow very just don't come here if you have to work or something important to do be ready to be here for hours terrible do better or upgrade your equipment in hire more people

100/10 for the staff alone! I started coming to BioLife in September of 2023, after never donating plasma before. Being kinda nervous because I didn't know the whole process, everything was professional, informative, kind, and very welcoming. The employees here seriously have to be the nicest people I've met. They never stop moving, and theyre super attentive. Huge thank you to Hali for always answering my questions, and making you feel relaxed and comfortable while donating. Cannot say enough good things a

Everything went smooth, efficiently, and pleasantly. It nice to choose an appointment time, and be in/out within ~ 60 minutes ~ most days

Hali was the best , deserves a gold star.

This place is absolutely amazing ?. Always great service friendly staff and speedy quick visits ??

Haley was great and very nice to work with. Thank you

Wanted to make some extra money for a vacation. $850 for 8 visits with the promotion. Al is awesome and I can see why the review sections are flooded with his name. Pretty smooth process, about an hour of your time and the only side effects I've gotten are minor fatigue later in the day. Make sure you eat and stay hydrated. The initial visit will take a couple hours for the screening process and physical but all consecutive visits are about an hour maximum. Really convenient for those looking to make some e

Your machine was faulty. It said my pulse was 105. I measured it repeatedly when I sat down at 82. The machine again measured it at 105. You have medical personnel there. If the machine registers too high, have a REAL PERSON physically take your pulse the second time, instead of letting the faulty machine misread you TWICE, and then deny the person the ability to donate.

Absolutely HORRIBLE experience here. Was here for 3.5 hrs the first time for them to tell me I'm not able to donate. AFTER all the new donor paperwork, physical and test, you'd think they would've checked veins at the beginning. They told me come back in a couple days. I come back today and when I get here they do a vein check but said that I have a block and hold on my account for 15 days and NO ONE told me why or when this happened. During this time frame I was given a coupon on tlmy account due to the mu

My first time going and I must say that was a very pleasant experience. And can I just say that Nurse AL is an amazing nurse with his fine self. He made having to have physical not so scary also. Thank you nurse al, I will be seeing you soon again

I made sure to come leave a wonderful review for the wonderful Hali and her help throughout my appointment, the great care and support from my experience had me comfortable and relax in a busy kinda stressful environment. Thank you Hali! ??

First time here, the staff was welcoming/ professional/ attentive/ and very caring, will be back ????????

Everyone is friendly here, AL is an awesome nurse and answers all your questions and concerns. The manager goes around asking everyone if everything is ok. They really do care about you here. I went in for my first appointment and although its annoying to some that they refuse to let you donate if you haven't eaten before, I see it as they care and just want to make sure you dont get complications as what most companies should do. Its very clean and the machines are not outdated. I'd recommend everyone who

I went in today It was great everybody was really nice definitely the guy nurse that work there talked to me thru everything made sure I knew what was going on the whole time also made sure I ate and had a water before I went on the floor ??

Had the pleasure of being stuck by Nahya, just awesome. Didn't even feel the needle. 10/10

Nahya did a perfect stick and extremely polite!!! Would love to have her everytime!

I like the place but they are always understaffed and some of the staff are a little to heavy handed when placing the needles.

Honestly I would not ever go here. I had to wait 2 hours in line (with my appointment set for 11) it is now 12:56 and they said that I could not donate today due to a 7 day wait period between plasma centers. Today marks the 7th day and they refused to let me. It is Sunday and they are closed on Monday so the next time I could go is Tuesday. With how long I have to wait even tho I made an appointment this is crazy. The app will let you make appointments but once you arrive they will say that you can not be

Al was amazing! Extremely polite and professional. He took the time to listen to my concerns with it being my first time donating. Offered me water jerky and an ensure to make sure the process went smooth. Definitely was treated with kindness at BioLife Warren today by all the staff.

While I did not qualify to donate plasma here, the staff are friendly and do their absolute best to serve people. I witnessed one of the managers just yesterday (09/12) dealing with someone at their front desk who clearly had bad mental issues and was giving them such an unnecessary hard time over something very small (I could tell), and he spent 20-30 minutes up at the desk complaining. The staff remained patient, calm, and professional. I wish I got the chance to tell the staff in person how well they han

My account was hacked two weeks ago and over two hundred dollars was taken. Notified the bank and still waiting for this to be resolved. First time in almost a year for any trouble, but will withdraw daily now.

I take back my 5 star review to a 1 star. This place is terrible and do not go here. From the system to the people. only person who is helpful is Karen. I will never comeback to BioLife again. I started as a new patient 3 weeks ago trying to get the new sign up donation. But it's all a scam. I've been donating at CSL for 3 years now never had an issue with my protein or pulse. But all of a sudden I get denied 2x due to protein being low and pulse too high???? Bs. They just don't want to pay people out what

This place is horrible. I had a standing appointment and was turned away, the guy at the counter told her to reject me because they were closing, they close at 7p.m., my appointment was at 6p.m. The fake nurse told me I didn't have enough to eat, I had water, power aide and breakfast and a nice lunch. I need to talk to corporate, the clown nurse said I didn't have enough to eat and I did. I need corporate number.

Sayma, is absolutely horrible, rude and doesn't pay attention or explain things at all. First time and definitely won't be back. Avoid this place, I can understand why so many people were pissed off. You took people that came in well after me. Lots of workers standing around doing nothing. This place is a joke. Try CSL.

2nd donation after the 1st took 4 hours. Made a 7:30 appt to get in and out fast. They stop me after the questions that are meant to trick you and waste your time, hold me up 15 minutes with a nurse that says, and i quote: "this happens all the time they need to change the questions.". Then a very rude woman take's my vitals and because my pulse is up, wants me to wait another 15 minutes.... YEAH MY PULSE IS UP BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE ARE WASTING MY TIME. no thanks ill pass. Its an hour round trip and i

Nurse Al was a breath of fresh air for a first timer. He was pleasant and explained everything perfectly and calmed all my fears. Thank you??

First time donating! It was super easy! Will be back!

Just met a new Employee while doing my vitals. Bryson was so friendly and professional! He had such a great attitude ! Mary Smith

You get $40 for the first donation of the week, which starts on Tuesday. Your second donation you receive $90. Beware they will tell you a host of reasons why you aren't eligible to donate, like for example your iron is too low, so they don't have to pay you the higher price for your second donation for the week. Terrible predatory place. I will not return. Try CSL and avoid this place!!!!

This is the best plasma place to donate it runs so smooth Al the Nurse also Tish Coleta and TJ they are the Best prople ive ever met they do a great job above snd beyond iLove these peoplr they are like Family Beautiful People.

Ms.April is phenomenal at what she does! Thank you for great service every single time Ms.April!! I come into this location looking forward to seeing her. Very friendly, efficient, and takes pride in what she does. Thank you so much for all you do Ms.April. Continue to shine!!!

The customer service at this location is always fast and friendly. The tech that handled my poke was really good at what she did. I didnt even feel the needle go in or out.

All the employees here are very friendly. My first 2 visits went pretty smoothly, the third and fourth I was there over 2 hours each time. They are short staffed. I have donated at other facilities in the past and this place is by far the cleanest and like I said the staff are very friendly. If you a little extra cash this is where to go... So today September 28th my donation days are Thursday and Saturday I schedule an appointment for today and they told me I could not donate to contact the center, contac

Went in for my first donation today, and Haley and Nurse Al were amazing. Everyone at the facility was very friendly and inviting. The facility is very clean and the process was quick and efficient. Would definitely recommend

Mariah was the best didn't feel the poke. Thank you.

If you're still wondering, yes, you will be waiting here hours to donate. The staff is friendly, hard working, and are all doing the best they can. Obviously, the issue is that management either chases away good employees or isn't paying per hour enough to draw in new people. I haven't been here in months and only came back for the promo I was sent. I'm probably going to just go through my big payout visits and not come back until I get sent another. It sucks. There was once a time I was in and out in an ho

I've donated at other biolife?s before in Ohio. Most professional and thorough. Not in Warren though. They are completely overworked and 90 percent don't know what they are doing. All you here is no flows and bad background music. I wouldn't recommend anyone because it seem no one can properly stick me there. Funny thing is, this is the ONLY place where I've had issues.

I went from $125 for my first 4 visit $250 a week That's $500 for 2 weeks Then down to $40 first visit of the week then $55 2nd visit of the week that's $95 a week (from $250) that is a whole lot less And not even close to the $1,200 your first mouth as promised I understand they have Overhead merchandise and employees to pay at $5,000.00 for every 880 Not sure if it's leaders or milliliters. What they take out of us is the amount they get $5,000.00 ...... Don't get me wrong. I understand we're helping peo

I waited 2 1/2 hours past my appointment time only for them to turn me away because my pulse was too high (it was 105, it needs to be under 100). My pulse was high because I was annoyed and aggravated about the lack of professionalism and understanding of how appointments work. No bonus is worth your sanity - stay far away from this place!

Hali is the best poker and best staff that I deal with and best nurse is Karen

Definitely was quick & easy process especially with The help of Nurse AL moved process along swiftly & ultimately got me out faster than I would?ve been ????

This was a very comfortable and convenient location. Very clean. Very Professional. ?? ??

Quick and effortless but very short staffed before 9:00am. Longer time to donate even though people make appointments due to not enough staff and bays open. We should not have to make an appointment to wait longer. Appointment was 7:30am and I'm still waiting to get started at 7:56am. Poor management of staff?.. 8:10am still waiting to be set up. I'm going to be late for my 9:30 appointment now!!!!!

Honestly if I could put 0 stars I would. My first 2 donations went good after that I booked my third one in the app. Just for it to be canceled 12 hours before. It said to call the center to see why. I had to call 24 times leave 19 voicemails and still didn't get a call back within a week. So I went in and they said we're closing soon come back tomorrow they walk around like zombies in there super lazy my appointment was at 5 on my second donation didn't get to the back until 7:30 and got out of there at 9.

Even though my 1st visit was around 3.5 hours (place was also packed), all employees were and are very professional. My 2nd trip in, was just over an hour. Staff are friendly and seem to enjoy working here.

My actual donation today went very smooth. I did not like the fact that I had to listen to the technician complain about her job and threatened to quit as soon as she gets a phone call from other employers. If you don't like your job that much, quit right now and save everybody a headache of having to listen to you complain.

Gr8 service and staff. Very nice,neat,clean and organized.

Al is very professional and listens to my questions and concerns.he was very thorough and made me feel comfortable with the process.has a great personality keep up the great work Al.

So clean!!! And most of the employees are so friendly, and after awhile you get to know them and it makes the experience much better. You just get to know each other. Again very clean, and on top of it all.@ 14 Mile, west of Hayes on the left.....

What an amazing experience!! Today was my first visit to BioLife! All the staff were amazing through the whole process. Maria was my phlebotomist and did an awesome job, didn't feel a thing! I'm already excited to come back in a couple days.

I received great service from BioLife plasma services in Warren. Everyone was kind and professional. Nurse Al explained the process clearly and made sure I understood each step of the physical and the donation process. This center was clean and the donation process was fast.

Honestly, it doesn't make sense how they have no urgency in their line of work. I've set my appointments for early times in the morning but I don't end up leaving till 2/3 hours later. It's ridiculous how an appointment is scheduled for 9am but end up out the center damn near 11 or after. They take all day with people vitals when you first start your donation, then never have their machines set up all until a donor is in a chair which is stupid. It'll only be certain people who actually have urgency while t

Nurse Al is the best! He made the process so easy and made sure I understood everything that was going to happen. I hope everybody gets an experience like the one I had with him.

This is my first time at this location as a new return donor. I have been in this chair for about 15 mins now. I see no staff shortage and it is pretty steady. I honestly should've been stuck by now. The employee in this section is available, setting up a machine and talking amongst staff. I should have been stuck by now.

If I could give no stars I would. The staff that worked in the front that checks you in, takes your vitals and does your physical were awesome and very personable. Then I got in the section where you donate and I've never met more rude, unprofessional individuals in my life. I work in the medical field and I'm embarrassed to say that those sort of people represent us in this profession. I have never been more thankful to have the self-control that I do because if I didn't, and I acted on the way those sta

The BioLife center located on (8 mile and Dequindre) please be careful going to that center to donate. Their not trained properly and the staff is very rude and unprofessional. Ashley is a certified Nurse Assistant and she's very ghetto and has a very difficult time with communicating, without aggression. Also the assistant by the name of Nurse Jay is very messy and keeps an attitude. Also I've donated 4 time's and only received 2 payments and been complaining about that and no one has fixed it or reached o

Review from Mona Ward, Donating Plasma at the Warren, MI facility was a very pleasant experience. Staff member AJ had a very gentle needle stick !

Great place to donate plasma! Very pleasant experience every time! Right as soon as you walk in you're greeted with smiles! Love Hollis in the vitals section! Actually all the girls that work here are great! Lela, Mariah and I think Ajay is the names of some of my favorites! Keep up the good work! Only thing I say is a little sucky is that the donation amounts keep dropping lately?. so once when I was getting 40 then 75 is now 40 and 60! Which is kinda weird since I'm a here twice a week. I could see if I m

I needed some help preparing for my first appointment and I legit called the facility 10x without getting anyone to answer the phone. I don't trust a facility that won't answer their phones and provide you with an actual human to discuss things through beforehand.

when I came in as a new donor, the nurse that sat there and was supposed to do my physical didn't even do anything just asked a couple questions and said all will just say no no no no no wasn't doing a job trying to sleep on a job very rude people there, and some all of the customers that come in sit there and scream and all that and they just look at them and laugh they don't do nothing to be organized. They are very non-cleans people when it comes to keeping their equipment clean.

Nurse Al was great. Made me feel very comfortable about the entire process. Very professional. Overall good experience

LOVELY STAFF! Make you feel comforatble being poked with large needles. Equipment is strong leading to less time connected. LATISHA, NURSE RASHIDA,NURSE AL..ALL AMAZING! MISS DENISE, SHANNAN AND KJ. I WILL CONTINUE TO DONATE AT BIO 14 MILE BECAUSE THE COMFORTABLE STAFF! THANKS EVERYONE! SORRY ABOUT QUESTION # 5 ha ha straight to the principals office. The answer is YES

The check in process on the computer needs to be better streamlined. Why ask the same questions that a person just answered 2-3 days ago about something in the last 6 months?! The lady at vitals was great but then 8am and I'm in line almost a half hour and still waiting for a seat. Come on there's plenty of works just not bothering to open an additional section. This is why I've walked out so many times but thought this early in the morning would be an in and out silly me!

It's always super busy. I know there's a staff shortage nationwide and all, but what's the point of making an appointment if you're guaranteed a 2 hour wait before you even get hooked to the machine? The staff is uninterested in actually working for the most part. Always seeming to want to chat amongst themselves rather than deal with the line that seems to always wrap around the building. Of course, if you say anything or complain you'll just get deferred for whatever reason they want to put in. You better

Very nice clean & has good staff members love this place!

Hailey was friendly and everything went smooth.

Everyone is nice an pleasant. But were u let new donors go in front of Everyone is B.S. Sum people been waiting for a long time an u throw a new person/persons in front of everyone that is ridiculous u need to put them in back an they can wait like everyone else does. ??

I have been donating plasma since 2021 at random centers. I have had terrible experiences with many centers. Biolife plasma, However, is extremely organized. The place is immaculate. Every last staff member there is respectful and very polite. I really love how you have to schedule to donate. It reduces the work load on the staff. Lastly, I love how organized the lines are and how staff position each line prior to entering your assigned donation cubicle. There are (6-8) beds in each individual cubicle. Ther

This place is a joke. An 0820 today appt and by 0920 I still haven't been seen yet. If the place is understaffed, then apots should be booked approprately.

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE! My sons arm was swollen and bruised horribly after donating here! He had to go to the emergency room to make sure you didn't have a blood clot. I would post pics if I could. Literally, half his whole arm is black and blue! He went up there to speak to the manager and they didn't care. Just told him to go home and put ice and heat on it. They had an inexperienced new nurse working on people. I won't post her name because it's not fair to her she wasn't trained properly. She clearly d

READ ALL THE BAD REVIEWS.. Not worth the trouble, mistakes made by the staff will have your wait longer, they never answer the phones, and simply not worth the headache. Had the same experience in multiple visits. Go anywhere but here. This is potentially the worst run clinic Ihave had the displeasure of going to. Half the staff is rude and will not listen to you or will forget about you while you are in the chair. UPDATE: despite what the owner says in their replies to the low rating here, nothing is done

Clean, professional and a friendly staff; that's what to expect when giving plasma at the BioLife Plasma at Warren MI location

Worst customer service ever! They don't answer the phone- leave messages they don't call back - drive down told all is good to donate come to donate but wait/ need a med report from 20+ years ago??? After my GP cleared me - specialist cleared me - would have been nice if they told me i needed to wait some more but their own employee told me I was good to go! And most of the people there are so darn rude! They will stand there chatting away while there is a line!

Nanya- awesome worker never ever have a issue with her..everytime I request her she completes her job with no problem..does top tier work for the customers ..best worker in Biolife..one of my favorites Hali- great nice woman that have a great personality a Biolife favorite employee ..does excellent work and is very careful with quality work she does..one of the best workers in Biolife ..one of my favorites

Everyone was pleasant. It was my first time donating and i was there a very long time. The facility was very clean. Hana was extremely nice and made my first time great.

I really like the people who work at the facility I go to in Warren but this Rewards Program is insulting. You have to go 7 times to get a $5 bonus and ever since this was implemented they have offered me significantly less each week. It has not been worth it to go back.

Rashida and Olivia are kind, informative people. They answered all my questions and explained the process of donating easy. I gave 4 stars because takes a little long. Probably short staffed, but all of the technicians are doing the best they can. I have watched the techs watch each others areas and help each other. Good job y'all!!!

The nurse al went above and beyond to help me out due to someone else's error most people wouldn't care but Al made sure I got taken care of and I truly do appreciate that ! Also Celeste is hands down my favorite sticker she is the only one I feel comfortable with I always have a good flow when she sticks me and she's a nice person .

While all the workers are very friendly, on my first day, I was there for 4 hours. The vein check took 2 seconds but by the time I sat down to donate the woman said ?who checked your veins!?? as she proceeded to attempt to shove the huge needle in my vein moving it all over the place.. It hurt so much that I made them stop the infusion because i started infiltrating (bubble was forming above the site). Then they attempted the next vein on my other arm which was fine until my blood started leaking out. I now

Alaina Jennings- Was excited to come and donate. First time. Wait 45 mins past my appointment time (yes I get you are short staffed no big deal) finally got checked in. Got my vitals checked and blood tested. All good except my heart rate was at 103. Said to wait about 10 mins or so. 30 minutes goes by. And nurse comes and gets me to start my physical. Only to find out I didn't get the questionnaire done. Then found out I need my heart rate checked again. Mind you. After walking around for another 5 minutes

I went through the 8 visits as a new donor. Overall not a bad experience and would happily become a regular donor if they could figure out how to handle appointment times and # of people there. It should take 60-75 minutes total, but at this location you will stand in lines waiting for a long time. My first visit took 3.5 hours, visits after that took 2 to 2.5 hours. The only way to get out of there in 90 minutes or less is to get the first appointment of the day. They need more employees or schedule less a

I was donating and been successful the past 7-8 times I went then out of nowhere the lady said I needed a vein check . All because they can't take from my one arm they said I can't donate so why did u guys take my plasma those times if it wasn't a problem before i wasted gas 3 times and got stranded there because y?all turned me away . I feel like I should talk to the corporate over this one . Unless I can be compensated for my traveling . I went there to help people . Y?all took my plasma and then after a

This is honestly the best place to donate, Rashida and Maria were sooo kind and helpful! I have never had a bad experience here. I've been going on and off for 3 years, and it is and always has been the BEST and most efficient plasma donation center in Michigan for me personally. Thanks!!!!

Call here all the time and no one answers. Go up there and they tell me that I need to have a full stomach before I can donate even though I ate a few hours ago. I ask can I just grab something to eat they say no you have to just come back tomorrow because one of our nurses is going home. I ask are you guys not going to accept any more people today since she is going home and you say I can't come back. She says yes they will be accepting other people but YOU can't come back. That doesn't make any damn sense

They schedule people and pack them in 50-100 deep. They are understaffed and still packing people in like cows. My last visit I was there for 3 hours. I scheduled a visit for today and there were at least 40 people in line inside waiting. Why the hell if you know you are short staffed would you schedule for full staff. (Cus you trying to squeeze every ounce you can with no regard for the employees or patients.) I donate not cuz I have to. I donate to help research and people. But when I see a place like thi

Place is usually understaffed and wait times are hours to donate. Most workers are helpful, fast and pleasant. Must advocate for yourself with some workers who don't have experience with veins. I guess this us as good as it gets if you need money.

This complaint is about a women named HOLLIS. I'm a newer patient this will be my third time. Each check in process is different on each day becuase there seems to be NO order at the front desk, ever. I signed a sheet since no one came up front to assist me and went to the waiting area like previous. Hollis yelled to me to stay up front. I said no one was up here to direct me i usualy get asked questions and I've been here before. She rudly yelled again "well can you read, this is for physicals?" She was

It was my first experience giving plasma and, although it did feel a tad disorganized at times, the staff was amazing. I will say that it did feel like a little back and forth and LOTS of waiting for someone to tell you what to do (obviously due to staff shortages/overworked staff) but they were able to keep the chaos to a minimum which can't be an easy task in a place with so many moving parts. Jimmie, along with almost every staff member I encountered, was absolutely amazing at helping me through the pr

Go anywhere else instead. Rude and rough. They have the worst phlebotomists, the people pricking your finger do it right in the center of your finger pad. Phlebotomists not paying attention while putting in needles, putting needles in too far, pulling them out rough and leaving excessive bruising and pain. Ignoring donors and more concerned about conversations with coworkers. Lazy employees. Not to mention terrible rude customer service. This place should be shut down.

Everyone was very polite and wel trained. Looking forward to coming back for my next Donate. The nurse Al was very professional and help with ensuring a positive out come for the donation.

Al from Boi life is the man I really appreciate all the things this place has done for me. I appreciate the time taken and the physical he gave me. It's a good place to go with great staff

Very clean facility awesome people really orderly fashioned hands down greatest facility to help save lives

RN Al did a great job in explaining the process of plasmapheresis start to finish, potential adverse effects to report and made my first time donating plasma a breeze. Was prepared for any questions I had. Thorough physical was done prior to ensure safety

Nurse Al and Steven are so lovely! So happy my first time donating I was able to go through the process with them!

I have donated close to 25 tmes over the past year at this site and have had nothing negative to report until recently. I make my appointments, show up on time and am always patient when it is obvious the site is overwhelmed and getting a little behind. But lately, it seems like they have less staff at the same time specials are running that are bringing in hordes of donors. My first visit this December had me there for 4 hours as I had to go through the yearly medical exam; I understood and was glad I h

Frequently Asked Questions

What disqualifies you from donating plasma?

Plasma donors can get disqualified for a list of different reasons, which may result in a temporary or a permanent deferral. Common reasons people get a temporary disqualification may include being dehydrated, taking certain medications, getting a tattoo within the last 4 months, or being pregnant in the last 6 months.

How can you donate plasma quickly?

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