Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa

Great friendly environment. All the staff treats you extra nice. The schedule time is a few minutes later, but goes very smoothly. Lots of snacks available. Keep in mind they dont accept walk-ins, only by reservation.

I brought a family member to donate blood for the first time on the 19th of June and he only speaks French so I wanted to say thanks to the nurse who spoke to him in French, it made his donation process easier! I'm O- and he's O+.

Staff super nice snack great but today I got my needle pulled out of my arm super Quick followed by at least 13 tissue to stop the blood from gushing out and from what I understood it was the first time she did it a lady with shades

Every employee I encountered during my most recent visit was amazing, from the greeter, the woman who triaged me, to the staff taking the blood samples. I was sat far from my sister and the gentleman setting my sister’s needle up he was so funny - I wish I had grabbed his name joked that I could switch to be near her. So I did just that, and him and the lady that started my donation were personable and did their jobs efficiently. I always go to the Carling location and for good reason. I had such a quick and pleasant experience!nBook an appointment and fill out your Q-pass ahead of time to speed everything up! Definitely download the app

Great experience from all the staff. It was my first time and they are very good to explain all the details and help through the entire process. It was very busy this day so the schedule was behind about 30 minutes or so which meant we had to wait outside in the queue. Dress warm if it's a cold day.nnI can see why people do this on a regular schedule. Other than the time it takes, the whole process is simple and painless. I find getting my yearly blood sample taken more uncomfortable since they are replacing 3-7 collection tubes.nnAnd the snackies! Well, to sit on my butt for 10 minutes and get rewarded with juice, Kind bars, and chips?? C'mon! I see why my dogs are so well trained now.

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