Oklahoma Blood Institute

SERVICE FEES FOR BLOOD PRODUCTS: AS THE SIXTH-LARGEST BLOOD CENTER IN THE U.S, OBI COLLECTS, TESTS, PROCESSES, AND DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN 450,000 LIFE-SAVING BLOOD PRODUCTS ANNUALLY IN 16 BLOOD DONATION CENTERS ACROSS OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, AND TEXAS. OUR COMPLEX TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND RARE MEDICAL EXPERTISE ALLOW OBI TO PROVIDE SAFE AND ADEQUATE BLOOD TO PATIENTS AT MORE THAN 230 AREA HOSPITALS, MEDICAL FACILITIES, AND AIR AMBULANCES ACROSS ALL THREE STATES. OUR RIGOROUS SAFETY MEASURES AND THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR MEDICAL LABORATORY STAFF ENSURE THAT THE DONATED BLOOD IS SAFE AND AVAILABLE TO SAVE LIVES.

TESTING SERVICES: WHILE MANY BLOOD CENTERS OUTSOURCE THEIR TESTING, OBI MAINTAINS AN INHOUSE TESTING LABORATORY TO PROVIDE A RAPID RESPONSE TO PROCESSING UNITS. WITH EVERY DONATION, OUR DILIGENT LABORATORY STAFF PERFORMS MULTIPLE TESTS TO ENSURE BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE SAFE AND READY TO BE TRANSFUSED TO LOCAL PATIENTS. AS A FULLY LICENSED AND CERTIFIED LABORATORY, OBI MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AND LEADS THE NATION IN APPLYING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE THE SAFEST BLOOD PRODUCTS POSSIBLE. OBI'S TESTING LABORATORY PROVIDES A WIDE SCOPE OF SAFETY TESTING FOR SEVERAL BLOOD-BORN CONDITIONS, LIKE HIV, HEPATITIS C, AND WEST NILE VIRUS, TO ENSURE BLOOD PRODUCTS ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. IF ANY SAMPLE IS POSITIVE FOR THESE ISSUES, OUR STAFF WILL NOTIFY THE DONOR AND REFER THEM FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING AND TREATMENT. AFTER THE BLOOD SAMPLE HAS BEEN CLEARED, ADDITIONAL HEALTH SCREENING TESTING IS PERFORMED. FOR EXAMPLE, WE TEST THE CHOLESTEROL LEVEL OF EVERY DONOR AS PART OF OUR STANDARD DONATION PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO OUR ROUTINE TESTING OF UNITS FOR OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS, WE ALSO WORK TOGETHER TO ASSIST OTHER BLOOD CENTERS, CLINICS, AND ORGAN DONATION ORGANIZATIONS WITH NEEDED TESTING. OUR LABORATORY'S TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THESE CLIENTS WITH THE IMPECCABLY EFFICIENT TURNAROUND REQUIRED FOR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED BLOOD TESTING. MAINTAINING STRICT AABB-ACCREDITATION AND FDA-LICENSING STANDARDS, OUR LAB PROVIDES NUCLEIC ACID TESTING AND SEROLOGICAL AND VIRAL MARKER SCREENING TESTS, INCLUDING A WIDE RANGE OF SCREENING ASSAYS. CONFIRMATORY/SUPPLEMENTAL ASSAYS AND REFERRAL TESTING SERVICES ARE ALSO OFFERED.