Hoxworth Blood Center - Donate Now

View info about one of our nine neighborhood donor centers

Academy of Medicine Blood Drive

at Hoxworth's Downtown Donor Center

Tri-State Building, 432 Walnut St., 2nd Floor

upcoming blood drive:

date: Friday, March 30, 2007
time: 10 am to 12:15 pm and 1:30 to 3 pm
place: Hoxworth's Downtown Donor Center
contact: Shannon Warmoth at (513) 558 1557

questions about online scheduling? email us!

Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center needs to collect

from 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors each day to keep up with the

demands of tri-state hospitals and their patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 28 hospitals

in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually,

Hoxworth collects over 90,000 units of blood from local volunteer donors.

Donating blood and is safe and easy, and is a great way to give back to your community. Each

donation takes about one hour and could save up to three lives.

The requirements to give blood are:

•Age: At least 17 years old and in good general health. There is no upper age limit.
•Weight: Minimum of 110 pounds.
•Identification: Must provide photo I.D.
•Food: Eat a good meal within four hours before giving.
•Drink: Drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating.