Hoxworth

Critical Need for O Positive Donors


Hoxworth Blood Center

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! October 19 - 21: Bearcat Bonus
Bearcats at #24 in the nation! It’s time to flex that Big 12 pride. Donate THIS Friday & Saturday, Oct. 17–18, and get FREE UC gear (long sleeve Bearcat t-shirt, fanny pack, or socks. Limited gear, while supplies last. Unlimited pride. SCHEDULE DONATION!

BONUS! October 9 - 31: $20 Platelet & Double Red
Donate Platelets or Double Reds to receive a BONUS $20 eGift card, in the spirit of the spooky season. SCHEDULE DONATION!

October 1-31: Elly De La Cruz Shirt - Donate blood at any Hoxworth 7 Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drives  and score exclusive Elly De La Cruz shirt, while supplies last, as a thank-you for being a lifesaver.

Upcoming Specialty Drives

  • October 17: Fear Fest (Williamsburg) - The first 20 donors get a FREE Unlimited Fast Admission to Fear Fest. All other brave souls who donate get a FREE Unlimited Fast Pass upgrade (from General Admission). Save lives. Skip lines. Scream louder.

  • October 23: Light the Night (Yeatman's Cove, downtown) - Join us for our first-ever Light the Night Blood Drive in partnership with Blood Cancer United formerly Leukemia Lymphoma Society! 3:15-6:45 p.m.

  • October 24-26: Cincinnati Comic Expo (Sharonville, main entrance)- All donors will receive comic books, enamel pins, or figurines (while supplies last). No ticket required to donate.
Donate blood or platelets with Hoxworth Blood Center in October and get an exclusive Elly De La Cruz shirt 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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Hoxworth Blood Center, Blood Cancer United partner for blood...

October 15, 2025

University of Cincinnati, Hoxworth Blood Center, in partnership with Blood Cancer United (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), is proud to announce the 2025 Light the Night community event at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Yeatman’s Cove. Hoxworth’s blood drive begins at 3:15 p.m.

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Cheer on the Reds’ historic playoff run with Hoxworth

September 29, 2025

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is celebrating the Cincinnati Reds as they clinch a spot in the MLB playoffs. It’s All-Star Elly De La Cruz’s first-ever MLB playoff run! Celebrate this unforgettable moment in Reds history and show your hometown pride by sporting your exclusive Elly De La Cruz T-shirt, available only through Hoxworth.

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