Canadian Blood Services

The only thing you can really compare between the different location is the process and the nurses. Cleanliness is never an issue with all the clinics I’ve been to.
So far, I haven’t had any problems with the nurses there. At another clinic I’ve been to be, the nurses’ skills were a little lacking, as it hurts a little more than usual when they poked the needle in me. Also, when they pulled the needle out, they kind of failed, and I had blood squirting out a little.
Here, I haven’t had any of those issues before. They were all very friendly and fun to talk to. The process is pretty quick as well, as there are usually very little people in this location. I guess it’s due to where the clinic is located, a little hidden away. Other than that, I think this place is great for donating blood!

Compared to other Canadian Blood Services locations, this one is definitely well run and organized.
The space itself is very clean looking and has a logical flow — sign it at the front desk, read your info, check in with a nurse, fill out your questionnaire, discuss it with a nurse, go donate, eat cookies. Pretty straight forward.
The staff here are extremely nice! As a first time donor they basically treated me as a celebrity. They were all courteous and informative and extremely attentive to my needs. They also actually convinced me to try donating, as I was there with a friend — but everything they said was true (mainly that I wouldn’t really pass out).
The only issue I see with this place is it’s kind of difficult to find if you don’t know where it is — but it’s just on the second floor of Manulife down a hallway!
If you can donate or are planning to, this location is pretty top notch.

A relatively relaxing place to donate blood.
I’m usually a wreck when I go in here (fear of needles), yet the staff is all very nice. The only complaint I have is that even after being there twice, I have no idea what to do or where to go at any given time. There is pretty much no directional signage, and no one really directs you where to go, or wait or anything. But maybe I’m just overly nervous, so any amount of uncertainty is amplified.
Here is the drill:
— Sign in at the front desk, then wait to be called.
— A nice lady pricks your finger and makes sure that you have a high enough level of hemoglobin to give blood.
— Fill out half of a questionnaire about health and such. Wait to be called.
— Go into a private room where a nurse asks you questions from the other half of the questionnaire, mostly about drug usage and your sexual history.
— The nurse leaves the room so you can put a sticker on your form that has a bar code that either means «yes, use my blood» or «no, don’t use it», just in case you lied about something you were too embarrassed to admit and don’t want to put someone else at risk due to your terrible life choices.
— Leave the room, looking for the nurse, only to be shooed back in and told to wait for her there.
— The nurse comes back with a bunch of tubes and doodads and ushers you over to the waiting area, or the donation area.
— Give a different nurse your form and recline on a gigantic chair while you get all set up.
— Spend 15 minutes distracting yourself with a magazine or ipod and they collect some blood.
— Get up and eat some cookies and juice.
Check it out, donate if you can.