The Blood Matters Blog

C.J. Acquaye relied on donated blood for years while living with sickle cell disease. Now, his family and friends are honoring the person he was and continuing his passion for helping others. Watch how they’re keeping C.J.’s legacy alive, one blood donation at a time.

A New Chapter for Our Blood Institute
Our Blood Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new office in north Oklahoma City alongside employees, community partners, patient advocates and local leaders.

For Dina McDaniel, donating blood has always been about helping someone she'll likely never meet. So when her veterinarian asked if Scarlet could become a canine blood donor, saying yes came naturally. Watch how one Oklahoma family is making a lifesaving impact, one donation at a time.

Our Blood Institute welcomes Amanda Hess as Chief Progress Officer. With nearly two decades of experience in blood banking, donor recruitment and community engagement, Hess will help lead donor-facing operations and strengthen OBI's mission of serving patients across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.

Special offers are just a few clicks away. Learn how promo codes work and why creating an OBI donor account helps you get the most out of every blood, plasma and platelet donation.

The Miles of Kindness documentary is making stops across Our Blood Institute's service area, capturing powerful stories of hope, resilience and the lifesaving impact of blood donation. Learn how you can become part of the movement.

When our communities faced an emergency blood shortage, you answered the call for help. Because of blood donors like you, patients received the lifesaving transfusions they needed when every second mattered. These are just a few of the lives your generosity helped touch.

Our Blood Institute is expanding what’s possible with every donation. With the addition of a new cleanroom facility, donated blood can now support cutting-edge therapies, helping bring advanced treatments closer to home for Oklahoma patients.

Every transplant starts with a generous donor — but it can't happen without blood. From surgery to recovery, blood donors help make second chances possible.