United Blood Services

Yes, this was easy in and easy out, but not without some pain. I decided to donate and you answer a long list of questions to qualify. A nurse will check your vitals and check your hemoglobin levels before you donate. Everybody is so friendly. I’ll be honest, this is not painless completely. The level of pain depends on your veins and you pain threshold. The nurses here putting the needle in your arm aren’t trying to hurt you but sometimes, that’s the way it goes. I had some pain cause I think she hit a nerve, but I pushed on through and the blood came out fine. I got a pint of ice cream for my pint of blood! There was not a crowd of people here and everything looked clean and organized, compared to come places I’ve been in CA. I’d donate here at this location again.

Last weekends blood donation went great. They expected us, and, without expecting it, they rewarded us with passes to the movies based on the combined benefit of our blood donations for the year.
Nice folks, and, here’s the important part, they were gentle and my donation was painless.
Nice job folks, I’ll be back.

I have never given blood before so I was nervous! There was a guy that took my blood, he joked around and kept me laughing the whole time. It was super quick and an overall pleasant experience! The woman who checked me in Lisa (I think ;)
Was very nice and knowledgable. They were sincere and welcoming! They all seemed very gracious to have received my donation! I will be back in 2 months!

I come here every 6 weeks when I’m due for donating whole blood, I am not sure if these other reviews that speak poorly of the establishment are outdated but I have never had an unpleasant experience in this establishment, they are very knowledgeable techs, today I left without feeling so much as a pinch, everyone is friendly and they all express extreme gratitude for the donations. Maybe if you don’t prep by eating a lot and drinking liquids earlier you will definitely have a bad time, which I have done once, and it is not the tech’s fault if your blood doesn’t flow quick enough or not at all. Front office staff is awesome and they always offer free food on occasion and snacks and water/​Gatorade. Do not hesitate to come here if you wanna donate!

Searching for the UBS/​Carson City phone number to check my eligibility and this review popped up. Gotta put in my $.02. (Why no cents sign on iPad? :-).
I’m a regular donor at this facility and hate to see the very bad experience of the only other rater leave a bad impression.
I always drop-​in on a Wednesday, when pizza or some other treat is provided by generous local providers. Of course that always puts me in a good mood anyway, but nonetheless, I have consistently had nothing but professional treatment by the friendly folks at this facility. While the abilities of the many different staffers has varied, I have yet to experience a truly unpleasant situation (hey, you have to get stuck with a large needle!). Starting the process is not fun, but the initial discomfort is momentary. Keep thinking about the pizza :-).
Give blood! It’s the gift of life.