OneBlood to Resume Blood Donations Following Hurricane Irma Urgent Need for Platelet and O Negative Donors

(Orlando, Florida, September 11, 2017)  OneBlood, the local not-for-profit blood center serving Florida and the majority of the Southeast will resume blood collections effective Tuesday, September 12th.  All blood types are needed, however there is an urgent need for platelet donors and people with O negative blood.

Hurricane Irma forced OneBlood to suspend operations for three days and as a result, there is an urgent need to replenish the areas blood supply.  Donors should visit www.oneblood.org for donor center hours and blood drive locations.

As a proactive measure OneBlood, in coordination with America’s Blood Centers and Blood Centers of America, is also actively arranging for shipments of blood to be brought in to Florida by blood centers from around the country. OneBlood is urging people living outside of Irma’s path to visit their local blood center and donate blood as soon as possible.

The need for blood does not stop for a hurricane, it only becomes more intensified. Other blood centers can only assist OneBlood if they have extra blood available to send to Florida. This is why a ready blood supply across the nation is imperative.

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