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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BONUS: July 20 & July 27: Reds Tickets
When you donate blood on Sunday, July 20 or July 27 at any open Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center, you’ll receive BONUS Cincinnati Reds tickets as our thanks. Appointments are limited and filling up fast — book yours now at hoxworth.org
BONUS: July 21-23: Reds Hats
Donate blood at any at any open Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center July 21–23 and receive a Cincinnati Reds hat as a special bonus gift! Swing by and Save Lives!
July 1-31: Cincinnati Reds Ringer T-Shirt!
Donate blood at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive and receive an exclusive Cincinnati Reds Ringer T-shirt as a thank-you for saving lives in our community. Supplies are limited. To learn about other promotions, visit our promotions page!
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. 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
July 17, 2025
Two Tristate families are turning personal journeys into community impact by hosting specialty blood drives in honor of their children this July.
July 9, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is calling on the Greater Cincinnati community to make a lifesaving blood or platelet donation to help local patients in need during the critical summer months.
July 8, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is proud to share that four apheresis employees are now published authors. Caroline Alquist, MD, Krystol Weidner, Kelly Anstead and Jamie Swafford helped write Principles of Apheresis Technology, Eighth Edition.
