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Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles is the largest city in California, but CSL Plasma doesn't have a center within the city limits. The nearest options are in the Inland Empire — the Rialto center on N Riverside Ave and the Riverside center on Chicago Ave are both 52 miles east, roughly an hour's drive depending on traffic. There's also the Victorville center in the High Desert, 65 miles northeast via I-15. The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) reports that over 50,000 Americans depend on plasma-derived therapies, and your donation directly supports that supply.

Donating plasma saves lives. Your plasma gets turned into treatments for people dealing with serious medical conditions — plasma is used to create therapies for over 80 rare and serious diseases (Source: PPTA). You are getting paid and genuinely helping someone.

If you're making the trip from LA, plan around traffic — weekday mornings heading east on the 10 are lighter than the afternoon return. Many LA donors combine the trip with errands in the Inland Empire to make the most of the drive.

Leave LA before 7 AM on a Tuesday or Wednesday to beat the 10 freeway traffic eastbound. The Rialto center parking lot is large and free. Grab breakfast at one of the taco spots on Riverside Ave after your donation — you will want to eat and hydrate. The whole trip from West LA takes about 3 hours round-trip including donation time.