Endwell Blood Plasma Donation Center Shut Down

A Broome County facility where people were paid for their blood plasma has been closed six years after it opened in a small retail plaza.

The CSL Plasma donation center at 519 Hooper Road in Endwell was shut down on August 15. A sign at the site indicated it stopped accepting new donors after July 27.

The company, which is a subsidiary of an Australian firm, closed nearly two dozen donation sites last month.

In a statement provided to WNBF News, CSL Plasma said the decision to end operations at 22 U.S. sites was made following a thorough review of its donation facilities.

The Endwell center opened in July 2019. The cost of renovating and equipping the site for the plasma donation facility was estimated at $1.3 million.

The space previously had been occupied by a Volunteers of America thrift store.

CSL Plasma employees were advised that some of the company's donation centers were identified as "not sustainable for the long-term."

The only other New York state facility closed in August was in Irondequoit.

The plasma collected at donation centers is used by CSL Behring to manufacture medications.

Another company - ImmunoTek Plasma - apparently has scrapped plans to open a donation center in Johnson City.

ImmunoTek acquired a former retail property at 200 Main Street with the intention of setting up a collection facility. Although the company's website still indicates the center is "Coming Soon," signs posted in July advertise that the property is available for sale or lease.

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