Safety is our top priority, but with the closures on Sunday and Monday we will have a negative impact on the blood donations patients rely on every day. The need for additional donors this week is critical to ensure our shelves are stocked and ready to save lives. Donate blood January 27–31. As a thank-you for saving lives close to home, donors will receive the Hoxworth UC Puffy Vest, a BONUS eGift Card, and the Snow Angel digital badge.
Hoxworth Blood Center, an internationally-recognized leader in transfusion medicine, was founded in 1938 and is currently the oldest operating blood bank in the country. Hoxworth serves more than 30 area hospitals and medical centers and collects more than 100,000 units of blood products to help save the lives of patients in area hospitals.
BONUS EXTENDED: January 27-31: Winter Weather eGift Card! Urgent Need!
All blood types are urgently needed. Donate blood January 27–31. As a thank-you for saving lives close to home, donors will receive the Hoxworth UC Puffy Vest, a BONUS eGift Card, and the Snow Angel digital badge.
January 1-31: UC Puffy Vest
Donate blood or platelets at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive from January 1-31 and you'll receive a UC Puffy Vest, while supplies last.
Join the mission and schedule a donation today! Together, we are saving lives close to home.
SPECIALTY DRIVES!
January 28-30 - University of Cincinnati, All Campus Blood Drive Join us January 28–30 for the University of Cincinnati All Campus Blood Drive. Donate at any UC campus — including Main Campus, (Blue Ash - canceled due to weather), Clermont, or the Medical Campus — and make a lifesaving impact while showing off your Bearcat pride. All donors will receive a UC puffy vest PLUS a Winter Weather eGift card - $10/Whole Blood or $20/Red Cells as a thank-you for giving back to the UC community and helping save lives. *** ANTWAN PEEK JR. Autograph signing event on Main Campus Wed., Jan. 28 at 11AM for donors ***
January 31 - Factory 52
Donor bus parked at Factory 52 - 2750 Park Ave., Norwood, OH 45212Donors receive a UC puffy vest PLUS a Winter Weather eGift card - $10/Whole Blood or $20/Red Cells.
Hoxworth Blood Center serves over 30 hospitals in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, providing blood and service to the entire region while remaining self-sufficient and financially sound.
As a division of the University of Cincinnati as well as a trusted partner of University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Hoxworth promotes and supports research to help save lives.
Hoxworth’s patient services division improves the health of individuals through services such as Therapeutic Apheresis, Red Blood Cell Exchange and Photopheresis
I am so thankful that there are amazing, selfless, lifesaving heroes out there that are willing to donate their blood. Without these donations, I wouldn’t be here to celebrate life’s many tiny miracles.
Heather Bennett Blood Recipient
January 26, 2026
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is calling on all eligible blood donors in the Cincinnati area to be our snow angels as we recover from winter weather and closures. Each day, Hoxworth relies on 450 donors to meet the needs at more than 30 local hospitals.
January 12, 2026
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by turning his message of service into action. One powerful way to do that is by donating with Hoxworth on MLK Day and helping save patients at local hospitals.
December 29, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is celebrating local lifesavers during National Blood Donor Month by recognizing the heroes who are saving lives close to home. From an exclusive UC puffy vest donor thank-you item to a New Year’s Day bonus gift to brand new digital donor badges, January is all about honoring Hoxworth Heroes and inspiring others to give the gift of life.
