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Published: September 7, 2008
Executive Q&A with Dr. John Armitage: Blood institute leader has giving in his veins
By Paula Burkes
When Dr. John Armitage joined the Oklahoma Blood Institute in January last year, it became his fifth blood center in 11 years.

"Just call me an itinerant vampire,” Armitage jokes.

But the chief executive is serious about the business of transfusion medicine, and OBI in particular.

"It‘s about saving lives and investing back into the community,” he said.

At OBI, Armitage leads 650 employees ac...

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