Our Blood Institute

  • BloodStream: A Round of Trivia That Left No Crumbs

    In our newest BloodStream installment, our VP of marketing and communications gets quizzed on some Gen Z slang while pre-teen Felix tests justs how much he's learned about blood as the son of an OBI employee. Who will win? And what is bussin'? You'll have to watch to find out!

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  • Urgent Need for Platelet Donors

    Right now, OBI needs your help to deliver platelets to our local hospitals and community members who depend on them. When you give platelets, you're helping patients undergoing cancer treatments and major surgeries, burn victims, babies born without clotting factors, and more.

    How You Can Help

  • What We're Thinking About This Election Season

    The blood types of U.S. presidents are not public information, leaving the blood types of many of the country's presidents to be lost to history. But here's what we do know.

    More on Presidential Blood Types

  • Peoplejuice, Peoplejuice, Peoplejuice!

    Vein Drain 2024

    Our Halloween-inspired promotion is back with a limited edition glow-in-the-dark T-shirt! Don’t miss out.

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  • How to Increase (or Decrease) Your Platelet Count

    Levels that are too high or too low can be an indicator of serious underlying issues, so it's important to know if you fall outside of a healthy range.

    Do You Know Your Platelet Count?

    This Life Brought to You by Blood Donors

    Learn about the need for blood donations from patients who have benefitted from these lifesaving gifts.

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    Get Paid with a Purpose

    OBI is proud to launch Donable®, a peer-to-peer app that pays users for recruiting blood donors to OBI locations. Now anyone can turn their network of friends, family, coworkers, etc. into local lifesavers. Download today!

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    • Use the Donable app to recruit blood donors, save lives and earn money!

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      Make saving lives part of your work by joining our lifesaving mission.

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