CALL FOR BLOOD 🩸 Ian caused historic damages impacting more than 2 million people. The storm is also taking a toll on the nation’s already pandemic-shortened blood supply.
“A significant portion of our service area in Florida has suspended blood collections due to dangerous conditions from Hurricane Ian. However, we remain operational in North Florida, the Florida Panhandle, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. We are urging people who live in these areas that are not being impacted by the storm to donate,” said Susan Forbes senior vice president of corporate communications and public relations for OneBlood.
“The hurricane certainly did make our situation worse because our blood supply depends on people donating and getting into the hospital,” OneBlood’s Patrick Michaels said. “You may have been lucky that you didn’t get hit by Hurricane Ian. You may be cleaning up a little bit and be thinking how can I help? This is a big way to help. It could be very profound and could save lives.”
All blood types are needed and there is an increased need for O Negative and O Positive donors, as well as platelet donors. OneBlood serves more than 250 hospitals throughout the southeastern United States. Trauma patients, premature babies, sickle cell patients and patients needing non-elective surgeries, just to name a few, continue to need a blood transfusion.
“The need for blood does not stop for a hurricane. We are depending on donors in the areas where we are open to please help with blood collections during this challenging time,” said Forbes.
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