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Hoxworth Blood Center

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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.

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Did You Know?

Every blood type has a unique lifesaving superpower. You may be asked to donate a specific product—like red cells, plasma, or platelets—to make the biggest impact.

Blood can’t be made in a lab—it only comes from donors like you.

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Upcoming Specialty Blood Drives

  • May 29 - Local 12 Giving Back Blood Drive honoring Liz Bonis: Liz was a dedicated champion of blood donation with Hoxworth. Whether she was sharing the ongoing need for blood donors, highlighting our “Donor of the Week,” or telling the powerful stories of lives saved through blood donation, her work was always moving and inspiring. Sign up to honor her work through blood donation.
  • June 1 - Cincinnati Favorites Skyline Chili Blood Drive: Cincinnati Favorites Blood Drive Tour is BACK! Kick off the summer with the Skyline Chili Blood Drive on June 1! Donate blood and enjoy 2 coneys on us when you receive a Skyline voucher, a Cincinnati Favorites tote, PLUS the monthly promotion item. Come help save lives and celebrate some of Cincinnati’s favorite traditions!

Happy Memorial Day! Donate May 25 and receive an FCC 40oz Tumbler plus a bonus Reds ticket voucher!

SCHEDULE DONATION Monthly Promotions

Available at Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Centers or select mobile drives this May while supplies last.

Saving Lives

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.

TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEACHING & RESEARCH

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.

TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

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

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blood & platelet donors needed every day

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lives that can be saved with every whole blood donation

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Neighborhood Donor Centers throughout the Tri-State

Hoxworth News

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From the pitch to personal impact

May 11, 2026

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is uniting blood donors around one shared mission — saving lives close to home — through two unique blood drives this May. From the FC Cincinnati Blood Drive at TQL Stadium to an event honoring local blood recipient and cancer survivor John Mattingly, these blood drives offer meaningful ways to give back. Whether inspired by hometown pride or a powerful personal story, blood donors are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and help ensure life-saving blood is available for patients across the Tristate. Patients at local hospitals depend on blood donations every day, and community support is critical to maintaining a strong supply.

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Hoxworth teams up with Cincinnati Reds

March 27, 2026

Reds fans and the Greater Cincinnati community have a chance to hit a home run for local hospital patients this April. Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is teaming up with the Cincinnati Reds to offer donors an exclusive Reds windbreaker as a thank-you gift for giving blood in April.

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