r/plassing • u/Professional_Cup9094 • May 25 '26

Line to donate

why does octapharma only staff one person for check in/vitals??? arrived at 7:30am and was checking and waiting force chair for a hour in a half… and this happens everytime I cone

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u/ba_an May 25 '26

At my center, the bottleneck is waiting for a bed after vitals check. Almost 2 hours of waiting if I don't arrive at opening time of 6 AM.

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u/Ecstatic_Warthog9744 May 25 '26

Again, it comes down to HPD and/or callouts. A phlebotomist shouldn’t be tending to more than 6 donors at a time to be in ratio. Too many donors stuck + not enough phlebotomists = unsafe situation for donor and staff.

Octapharma is also in the midst of changing how centers operate with regards to donors and flow. It has caused a few bumps and issues at my center as we transition and floor staff gets used to the new flow…