Blood Donors Needed Ahead of Winter Weather

Blood donation cancellations will impact the local blood supply.

January 11, 2024 ─ Our Blood Institute is encouraging all area residents to make blood donation a priority ahead of the upcoming frigid weather conditions to ensure patients have the lifesaving blood products they need. With blood collections already low, we are currently sending more blood to area hospitals than we are bringing in. OBI is anticipating blood donor appointment cancellations as winter weather moves into the area. The loss of scheduled donations will further impact the local blood supply.

Successful donors will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt.

Visit obi.org or call 877-340-8777 to make an appointment.

In the OKC metro, Our Blood Institute is located at:

Central OKC, 901 N. Lincoln Blvd.

North OKC, 5105 N. Portland Ave.

Edmond, 3409 S. Broadway, Suite 300

Norman, 1004 24th Ave., N.W., Suite 101

In the rest of the state, Our Blood Institute is located at:

Ada, 1930 Stonecipher Blvd.

Ardmore, 2235 Merrick Drive

Enid, 301 E. Cherokee

Lawton, 211 S.W. “A” Avenue

Tulsa, 4601 E. 81st Street

Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Donation typically takes only about an hour, and one donation saves up to three lives. Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777. Walk-ins are also welcome.

*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. Photo ID required.

Our Blood Institute is the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 16 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 240 hospitals, medical facilities, and air ambulances across all three states.