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.
August 13-20: BONUS! $20 eGift card for platelet & double red donors *while supplies last
August 1-31: FC Cincinnati Shirt for blood & platelet donors
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CINCINNATI FAVORITES IS BACK!
Save a life this summer and celebrate all things Cincinnati. Cincinnati Favorites Blood Drive Tour stops include Aglamesis Bro's, The BonBonerie, Busken Bakery, Graeter's Ice Cream, LaRosa's, Montgomery Inn The Original, Montgomery Inn The Boathouse, and Skyline Chili. View full August & September drives and SCHEDULE DONATION TODAY! Limited appointments.
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
August 4, 2025
Deneal Dannelly and Emily Sikora need help from donors to find a match for their own health needs. Hoxworth's apheresis division helps match these local patients with their life-saving donor.
July 31, 2025
For the first time in Hoxworth Blood Center's history, hundreds of dedicated platelet donors were honored in a truly memorable way at Great American Ball Park.
July 29, 2025
Make it your GOAL to schedule an appointment to give blood or platelets this month, and you will SCORE exclusive gear! When you donate at any of Hoxworth's seven neighborhood donor centers and select mobile drives from Aug. 1-31, you will get an exclusive FC Cincinnati jersey while supplies last.