Our Blood Institute

  • Can You Donate Blood When You Are on Your Period?

    It may seem personal, but with more than 160 million women in the United States alone, it's among the most relevant questions a person can ask! So let's talk about it?

    What to Know About Donation and Menstruation

  • 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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  • Urgent Need for Platelet Donations

    Right now, OBI has a critical need for platelet donations. By becoming a platelet donor, you can help some of the sickest local patients, like those in cancer treatment or babies born without clotting factors.

    How You Can Help

  • BloodStream: A Show All About Blood

    At Our Blood Institute, we know just how important blood donation is. But it can also be fun! That's why we've developed a new video series. Our first episode features our amazingly talented graphic designers in a battle for the ages — check it out!

    Watch the First Episode

    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!

      Join Our Team

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

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