Although all blood types are needed,
those with O Negative type blood are especially encouraged to donate.
Blood donors give more than a quarter-of-a-million units of blood annually to provide a safe and adequate blood supply.
People who feel well and can do normal day-to-day activities can probably donate.
People can give blood every 56 days.
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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Media Releases
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.
Texas Blood Institute has been asked to assist by sending O-negative blood units to blood centers in the Houston area. ...// Read More
Give Local & Let The Adventure Begin!
Texas Blood Institute has an exciting new adventure in store for donors who give blood to help patients in local hospitals!
May 14 through August 30, each blood donor will receive:
- A voucher for free admission to Science Museum...// Read More
Global Blood Fund Receives $25,000 Donation to Fight Bleeding Deaths
April 30, 2018- Global Blood Fund (GBF), a 501(c)(3) charity founded in 2008 with support from Texas Blood Institute received a generous $25,000 donation from Terumo BCT to combat the world transfusion crisis.
Terumo BCT, a...// Read More