Plasma Donation

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The Atlanta area is rich in culture and southern charm, and the blood banks are no different. Atlanta has a series of small blood banks that are not affiliated with a larger organization, which adds to the small appeal.

Life South Community Blood Centers
4891 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, Ga 30338

Phone: 404-329-1994

Donate: You can donate whole blood, blood plasma and blood platelets.
What are the components of whole blood?
• Plasma: the fluid portion of blood contains water, albumin, hormones and clotting factors.
• Red Cells: these cells carry oxygen from the lungs to tissues in the body and return carbon dioxide to the lungs
• White Cells: vital for protecting against disease and infections
• Platelets: Small plate-shaped cells that cluster together to help form blood clots when bleeding occurs , without these you could not stop bleeding.

Hours of Operation:
Monday- Thursday 9-7
Friday. 9-4
Saturday 8-2

Pay per donation: They do not offer any money; instead they offer gifts, like a hat, bag or t-shirt.

How often can you donate: When donating blood & plasma done together, you can donate every 56 days. If you are only donating platelets, you can only donate every 28 days.

Tests: They do a brief medial screen taking vitals temperature, pulse and blood pressure, as well as iron levels.

Time it takes to donate: Blood 20 minutes to half hour Platelets 1 to 2 hours

Up front costs to donor: None

Advantages: They feel they have a better staff than any other location in the city, and since in used to be better staff used to be an old hospital, it has lots of color.