New York Blood Center said today that it has resumed all blood collection activities across its operating divisions.
“All donor center operations and community blood drives are currently moving forward as scheduled, and we are working to reschedule those that were cancelled,” NYBC said in an update posted to its website today. “We are also making strides toward resuming normal distribution. We deeply appreciate your patience and support, and we will remain in touch with our partners as we continue to work through this incident,” the organization said.
New York Blood Center said on Jan. 29 it had identified “suspicious activity” on its network Jan. 26. The suspicious activity was a result of a ransomware incident, the organization said. It had to take some of its IT systems offline and was forced to cancel some blood drives, including one scheduled for Jan. 30 in Riverhead.
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NYBC thanked other organizations for supporting it, providing thousands of units of blood to support NYBC in the days following the incident.
“By working together, we have been able to keep the utmost focus on the communities we serve. While our blood supply remains stable, sustained donor support is essential in the days and weeks ahead as we recover from this incident,” NYBC said. “We encourage all eligible donors to give as soon as possible and urge organizations and community groups to host blood drives to help safeguard patient care.”
Appointments to donate can be scheduled online here.
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