New CSL Plasma Center to Open in Citrus Heights
Sep 08, 2022 12:00AM ● By Story and photos by Thomas J. Sullivan
Interior work being conducted on the new plasma center at the former Dimples Records store at 7830 Macy Plaza Drive in Citrus Heights.
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - Construction of a new plasma donation center has begun on the site of the former Dimples Records store at 7830 Macy Plaza Drive in Citrus Heights located across the street from Target and adjacent to the Dollar Tree store.
“We hope to open within the next year; however, it is too early to comment on a more specific timeline,” said Rhonda Sciarra, director of communications for CSL Plasma, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
CSL Plasma is a division of CSL Behring, a global biotech leader headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The company operates more than 300 CSL Plasma collection centers across the U.S. and overseas, according to its website.
Interior work on the new plasma center began in late August. The 10,000 square foot commercial building, built in 2005, had been vacant since September 2019 when the Sacramento-based independent Dimples Records chain closed all its retail stores.
The building received an extensive exterior refresh with added parking spaces earlier this year in anticipation of new commercial occupancy by the property owner.
Plasma typically collected at CSL Plasma collection centers is used to help manufacture life-saving therapies that are delivered to people suffering rare and serious diseases in more than 100 countries, according to the company.
“CSL Plasma will post open jobs as we get closer to opening on our careers section of CSL Plasma.com,” Sciarra said.
Hires will include medical reception and support technicians, phlebotomists, nurses (LVNs, LPNs and RNs) and paramedics, as well as operations and quality management. A mature plasma donation center (operating for about three years) employs approximately 60 full-time equivalent roles or nearly 75 total jobs, including full- and part-time positions, she explained.
To donate at a CSL Plasma collection center, Sciarra said donors must be in good health, between the ages of 18-74, weigh at least 110 pounds, have no tattoos or piercings within the last four months, meet our eligibility and screening requirements and have valid identification and a permanent address.
“It’s still too early to comment more on what (donor compensation) payment rates will be at the new center,” Sciarra said.
A complete list of donor requirements is available on the web at: www.cslplasma.com/become-a-donor
Human plasma is also used to produce therapies that treat diseases such as primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema, inherited respiratory disease, hemophilia and other bleeding and neurological disorders.
“We chose a new center location based on population density, availability of real estate property and local zoning laws,” Sciarra said. A CSL Plasma Center is open in Sacramento and another in Stockton will open soon.
Sciarra said the new Citrus Heights center will be a positive economic force in the local community.
“Our organization brings with it hundreds of employee volunteers, and puts thousands of dollars back into the community,” she said.
“CSL Plasma believes in being an integral part of the communities where our employees and plasma donors both live and work, and we look forward to being part of the Citrus Heights community,” Sciarra said.