OneBlood

OneBlood sent extra blood to hospitals ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. However, the blood bank says it will need to catch up after many donation centers closed due to the storm.

The statewide blood bank says that blood and platelet donations are urgently needed ahead of Hurricane Milton.

OneBlood has returned to normal course of business for distribution of blood products to hospitals following last month's ransomware attack.

Several days after the blood center reported it was involved in a ransomware attack, OneBlood’s digital system is pumping blood to Florida hospitals once again.

The primary provider of blood in Florida says it’s remaining operational to collect, test and distribute as it works to restore full functionality to its systems "as expeditiously as possible.”

Susan Forbes of OneBlood says donation centers are training workers over the next couple of months on the new FDA donation rules for gay and bisexual men.

The country is experiencing a continued nationwide blood shortage. While Florida blood bank levels aren't critically low, don't wait for an emergency to donate.

OneBlood’s Susan Forbes says the Orlando portion of the study housed in the LGBT+ Center still needs about 120 gay and bisexual men between the ages of 18 and 39 to enroll.

The results of a nationwide blood study that is taking place in Orlando and seven other cities across the country could make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

Current guidelines say that men who have sex with men must wait three months before they can donate blood.