Oklahoma Blood Institute to Collect Convalescent Plasma to Aid Local COVID-19 Patients

April 5, 2020 (OKLAHOMA CITY) – Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will collect convalescent plasma from donors who have recovered from COVID-19, part of an experimental initiative to use the product to treat seriously ill patients.  By creating the only statewide registry of available patients, Oklahoma Blood Institute can ensure local patients receive the donated products... Read More.

Oklahoma Blood Institute Urges Healthy Adults to Give Blood April 3rd through April 10th

March 23, 2020 ─  Hundreds of blood drives have been cancelled due to escalating concerns regarding coronavirus. These cancellations will result in the loss of thousands of blood units, but blood can’t wait. Blood donation is safe and critical to preventing a blood shortage. Local patients need life-saving blood now more than ever.Oklahoma Blood Institute is hosting... Read More.

Food Pyramid hosting OBI Micro Blood Drive on March 31

March 23, 2020 ─  Hundreds of blood drives have been cancelled due to escalating concerns regarding coronavirus. These cancellations will result in the loss of thousands of blood units, but blood can’t wait. Blood donation is safe and critical to preventing a blood shortage. Local patients need life-saving blood now more than ever.Oklahoma Blood Institute is hosting... Read More.
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Save the Humans! Give Blood

March 4, 2020 ─  Save the humans! Extra terrestrials are landing at a local blood drive.   Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold a blood drive with AllianceHealth Ponca City on Thursday, March 26th, from 10am to 4pm at AllianceHealth Ponca City, 1900 N. 14th.  Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, “Save the Humans” t-shirt featuring... Read More.

Save the Humans! Give Blood

March 4, 2020 ─  Save the humans! Extra terrestrials are landing at a local blood drive.   Oklahoma Blood Institute donors will receive a free, limited edition, “Save the Humans” t-shirt featuring a little green man at one of these upcoming blood drives:  RecPlex, 1604 W. Grand Ave.; Monday, March 16th, from 4pm to 7pm South West... Read More.

Be a Friend & Give Blood (The One Where They All Donated) Plus, Get a Free Pass to Frontier City! February 24th through February 27th

Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, t-shirt inspired by the hit sitcom “Friends” when they give at one of the following blood drives:Lowe’s of Ponca City, 3500 N. 14th St.; Monday, February 24th, from 2pm to 6pm Bloodmobile on Prospect, 901 E. Prospect Ave.; Monday, February 24th, from 2pm to 6pm First... Read More.
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Follow Your Instinct! Give Blood for National Blood Donor Month!

January is National Blood Donor Month, and the perfect time to make a resolution to save local lives.Oklahoma Blood Institute encourages healthy adults to “follow their instinct,” and set aside about an hour from their busy schedules to donate blood.*Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition, long-sleeved t-shirt.  Donors are urged to give... Read More.

Local OBI Blood Drives For April

Oklahoma Blood Institute needs strong, inspiring, giving, and heroic blood donors to save the lives of local patients!Blood donors will receive their choice of inspirational t-shirt in one of three featured colors: coral, sky blue, or gray.  Donors will also receive a coupon from Whataburger for a free honey butter chicken biscuit and be entered... Read More.

OBI Presenting Bigfoot-Themed Blood Drives

You've heard about the legendary Bigfoot. Now he is stomping his way through blood drives in Oklahoma.Healthy adults, age sixteen and up, can give blood at one of the following Bigfoot-themed drives with Oklahoma Blood Institute*: Kanza Health Center, 3151 E. River Rd. in Newkirk; Thursday, March 14th, from 9am to 1pm AllianceHealth... Read More.