Immediate Need for O-Negative Blood Donors
January 23, 2017 ─ Monday morning news reports addressed the nation’s blood needs.
Oklahoma Blood Institute provides blood to 90% of our state’s medical facilities and has an immediate need for O-negative blood.
Oklahoma Blood Institute is urging donors to Keep It Local by giving blood at Oklahoma Blood Institute donor center locations and mobile blood drives.
This year, Oklahoma Blood Institute marks 40 years of saving local lives. Oklahoma Blood Institute, a non-profit blood center, serves more than 160 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances statewide.
Appointments aren’t required but can be made by calling 877.340.8777 or visiting obi.org.
**16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year-olds must weigh at least 110 pounds
