Full Interview w/ Jessy Dershem, Executive Director of Our Blood Institute in Enid
As frigid winter weather continues to affect the state of Oklahoma, Our Blood Institute (OBI) has issue a media alert asking all area residents to make blood donations a priority.
The donations are being used to ensure that area hospitals have the necessary amount of lifesaving blood products to treat all the patients who require them.
With blood collections beginning to run low, OBI is now sending out more blood than they are receiving on a consistent basis. Furthermore, OBI is anticipating blood donor appointment cancellations as winter weather continues to impact Enid and the surrounding areas.
Anyone who is able to give blood can contact the OBI center in Enid by visiting obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777.
The following is a list of addresses for OBI centers around the state Oklahoma:
Central OKC: 901 N. Lincoln Blvd.
North OKC: 5105 N. Portland Ave.
Edmond: 3409 S. Broadway, Suite 300
Norman: 1004 24th Ave. N.W., Suite 101
Ada: 1930 Stonecipher Blvd.
Ardmore: 2235 Merrick Drive
Enid: 301 E. Cherokee
Lawton: 211 S.W. “A” Ave.
Tulsa: 4601 E. 81st St.
