Oklahoma Blood Institute

Milwaukee

TO BE THE DONOR-TO-PATIENT LIFELINES; PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITIES AND MEDICAL PARTNERS SECURITY BY MEETING BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS

OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE'S (OBI) MISSION IS TO BE THE DONOR-TO-PATIENT LIFELINES BY PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITIES AND MEDICAL PARTNERS SECURITY BY MEETING BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2020, OBI MANAGED THE LIFE-SAVING BLOOD DONATIONS OF 296,450 PEOPLE IN THE REGION. OF THESE DONATIONS, 337,746 UNITS WERE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS IN 212 HOSPITALS AND AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION. PRIOR TO RECEIVING DONATIONS AND PROVIDING TRANSFUSIONS, OBI HAD TO UNDERGO AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF FDA-REGULATED PROCESSING AND TESTING FOR DONOR AND BLOOD RECIPIENT SAFETY. VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONORS GIVE WHAT CANNOT BE CREATED AND PROVIDED FROM ANY OTHER MEANS. OBI RECRUITS DONORS, PROVIDES SKILLED MEDICAL STAFF, TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES TO COLLECT BLOOD FROM DONORS. LAB PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE MEDICAL SUPERVISION OF PHYSICIANS PREPARE THE BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION AND ADMINISTER 15 SAFETY TESTS. ALL MUST BE DONE WITH UTMOST URGENCY AND AROUND THE CLOCK, SINCE BLOOD