In addition to our donor centers, many blood drives are held in convenient locations and sponsored by local businesses or organizations.
Those with O Negative blood make up nine percent of the national population;
O Negative blood can be used in emergencies when a patient’s blood type has not been identified.
One in three people will need blood products during a lifetime.
Of those eligible to donate in the U.S., less than ten percent actually donate each year.
Life Saving Stories
Cancer Survivor Gets Opportunity to Thank Donors
Holly is now able to thank the blood donors who helped save her life, using Thank-The-Donor™, a one-of-its-kind program developed by your Blood Institute.
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Arkansas Blood Institute Pioneers First-of-its-Kind Donor Recognition Program
LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 2, 2018 – Whether given or received, words of gratitude can be powerful.
To harness the power of a simple “thank you,” Arkansas Blood Institute has pioneered Thank-The-Donor™, the nation’s first...// Read More
Arkansas Blood Institute Donors Receive Free Pass to the Little Rock Zoo
Let the adventure begin when you donate blood with Arkansas Blood Institute this summer!
- July 1 through August 31, central Arkansas blood donors including Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs and Russellville area donors...// Read More
Donors Needed After Houston-area High School Shooting
May 18, 2018 - Our thoughts and prayers are with Sante Fe, Texas, in the wake of Friday’s school shooting.
Arkansas Blood Institute has been asked to assist by sending O-negative blood units to blood centers in the Houston...// Read More