View info about one of our nine  neighborhood donor centers
 
March is Doctor Donor Month
 Donate blood in honor of your doctor during the month of March
 
The Academy of Medicine Alliance of Cincinnati and Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati Medical Center invite you to “honor your doctor” and help save lives by donating blood during Doctor Donor Month.
 
Academy of Medicine Community Blood Drive, March 30

Donating blood is a great way to honor the healing and life-saving efforts of doctors and physicians. Visit any of Hoxworth’s nine neighborhood donor centers during the month of March 2007 and donate in honor of your doctor. You will be given a card to notify your physician of your generous donation.
 
How to donate:
  • Call our Appointment Center at (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to speak with tele-recruitment representative.
  • Visit one of our nine neighborhood donor centers or a community blood drive.
  • E-mail our Appointment Center and someone will call you back. Please include:
    • name
    • date of birth
    • phone number
    • where you want to donate
    • date and time of donation
  • Click here to send email: hoxapctr@ucmail.uc.edu.
WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION?
Click here to see if you qualify: http://www.hoxworth.org/donate_double_red.htm
 
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.

Hoxworth operates donation centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, UC, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Thomas, Mason, Tri-County and Western Hills. Operating days and hours vary with each center.

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 94,000 units of blood from local volunteer donors.
 

 
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