OneBlood
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| Founded | January 27, 2012 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
| 59-3145469[1] | |
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| Coordinates | 28°26′57″N 81°25′49″W / 28.449252°N 81.430285°W |
Region served | Southeastern United States |
| Products | blood, blood products |
| Services | phlebotomy, apheresis |
| Owner | publicly traded |
Key people | Cliff Numark (CEO)[2] |
| Affiliations | List
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| Revenue | $458,501,635 (2024)[4] |
| Expenses | $479,031,518 (2024)[4] |
| Employees | 3,645 (2024)[1] |
| Volunteers | 2[1] |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Florida Georgia Blood Alliance, Jacksonville Blood Bank, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
OneBlood, Inc. is a not-for-profit, publicly traded blood bank serving the Southeastern U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Based in Orlando, Florida, it is designated as a 501(c)(3) organization.
The organization was formed in 2012, as a result of the merger of three Florida-based blood banks, upon which it became the state's largest blood bank. Some local blood banks feared the merger would create a monopoly and drive up costs for blood. In 2015, it merged with the Jacksonville-based Blood Alliance, further expanding its service area.
Donations
OneBlood serves the Southeastern United States and is based in Orlando, Florida.[5] With locations in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,[6][7] the organization services over 350 hospitals.[5] Designated as a 501(c)(3) organization,[8] the organization has regional offices in the Florida cities of Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg, and Tallahassee.[9] Cliff Numark has served as OneBlood's CEO since November 2025, when he succeeded George "Bud" Scholl, who announced his retirement earlier that year.[2] Prior to Scholl, Don Doddridge served as the organization's CEO.[10]
OneBlood relies entirely on voluntary, unpaid donations from the public, primarily accumulated via their "Big Red Bus". These mobile blood drives are staged at the location of the event's sponsor, which have included workplaces, civic buildings, schools, community events, churches and theatres. There are also over 90 donor centers in the Southeastern United States, typically by appointment.[11]
The organization has been noted to seek donors by promoting on social media and uses targeted recruitment via telephone calls and emails.[6][11] OneBlood accepts blood donations at their donation centers, but also notably operates 250 "Big Red Bus"-branded bloodmobiles.[9][12][13] These are mobile donation centers that drive out to community locations such as restaurants, city halls, or animal adoption centers, among others, to attract donors.[9][12] Prior to the blood draw, donors must pass a medical history review on a tablet computer and be screened for their vitals including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol.[14][11]
In addition to collecting whole blood, OneBlood provides specialized automated processes such as apheresis to allow the donor to give a specific component: platelets, red cell plasma, or a double donation of red cells.[11] OneBlood also offers special services such as autologous donation, directed donation, therapeutic phlebotomy, therapeutic apheresis, and plasmapheresis.[15]
Donors receive items such as coupons, e-gift cards, movie, tickets, or OneBlood-branded accessories and apparel.[12][14][16] Donors may access their information on the OneBlood donor portal. Once logged in, appointments can be scheduled or changed, health history from prior donations can be viewed, see challenges and earn Challenge eGift Cards, redeem eGift Cards and track donation history.[17]