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
Hero Blood Donors Help Save Boy’s Life
Jose Mitchell, age 5, was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after he was adopted by a special new family.
Now cancer-free, he used blood and platelets from our super hero donors during his two-year battle with the disease.
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Believe There is Good in the World
Texas Blood Institute is looking for blood donors to make a life-saving difference for their friends and neighbors. Limited edition “Believe There is Good in the World” t-shirts will be available throughout the fall.
Anyone who...// 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.
Texas Blood Institute has been asked to assist by sending O-negative blood units to blood centers in the Houston area. ...// 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