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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Book at the Charles Drew center (in the Red Cross building). You sit in a recliner with a screen in front of you to watch whatever you want on Netflix. There are bountiful snacks and juice afterward. A regular donation takes 20ish min. If you’re eligible for power red that actually helps you feel better after and you donate two units. Good luck! I joke to my kids that my regular blood donation appointments are a spa day. [/quote] I have had bad experiences at the Drew center... hours-long waits, rude staff, understaffing, the refreshment area is out of the sight lines of employees so they can't monitor you well. They are set up more for regular platelet donors than whole blood, but even when I gave platelets it was worse than Inova. Highly recommend the children's hospital site or the Inova donor center in Annandale, both of which also have comfortable recliners.[/quote]
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