Donating Blood - OBI or Red Cross.?

[chuter]

OBI is not a charity. The blood you give them they sell in the marketplace and they pocket the profits.

And according that news9 story, the CEO makes over $400k and several VP's make $140k.
I never knew that, and they won't get any more of my blood.

 

[DRC458]

So, I guess we should just never donate blood, huh???????

 

[yukonjack]

So, I guess we should just never donate blood, huh???????

This is America, it's your choice. Just know up front that this isn't a charity you are donating to. It's a for-profit business.

 

[DRC458]

It's all a scam. Go down to the blood bank and get paid for it. Both the OBI and Red Cross make big money billing the insurance companies for the blood they supply to hospitals etc. These are not charities.

http://newsok.com/article/4985779

OBI is not a charity. The blood you give them they sell in the marketplace and they pocket the profits.

This is America, it's your choice. Just know up front that this isn't a charity you are donating to. It's a for-profit business.

So, I assume this means that, when you are asked if you need blood during any sort of medical procedure, do you want it, you tell them "No."

 

[tRidiot]

Red Cross wastes tons of money, is corrupt, misleading and I'd rather give my charitable donations to local charities who spend it in ways I think is more appropriate, that's why.

They raised over a BILLION DOLLARS after the Haiti earthquakes - specifically for Haiti.... care to take a guess how much actually got spent in Haiti???

 

[tRidiot]

Everything is "for profit" in a sense, except those that are 100% government funded.

Even legitimate non-profits have to cover operating costs (office space, employee wages, freight, etc.).

Covering expenses is different than overpaying executives and blowing millions on corporate events just to get rid of profit - to stay "non-profit".... see the WWP. How much per dollar actually goes directly to the intended beneficiary? In alot of these cases, it's pennies on the dollar.

 

[yukonjack]

So, I assume this means that, when you are asked if you need blood during any sort of medical procedure, do you want it, you tell them "No."

What?

 

[yukonjack]

No argument here, but some folks seem to think they shouldn't have a markup at all.

Markup? They want you to give them the product for free so they can sell it. That's rich.

 

[yukonjack]

So, I assume this means that, when you are asked if you need blood during any sort of medical procedure, do you want it, you tell them "No."

OBI isn't gonna give you the blood for free when you need it. They are gonna collect their money from either you or your insurance company. That's how it works.

 

[DRC458]

That's OK. I'll still let them "give" you my blood if you need it.