Our NDC staff is ready for you with convenient hours from 9:30-6:00PM in Anderson, Blue Ash, Clifton, Ft. Mitchell, West Chester, TriCounty and Western Hills, as well as mobile drives 7 days a week.
Please donate for our local patients and hospitals TODAY!
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.
February 1-28: 1938 Vintage Crewneck Sweatshirt
Donate blood or platelets at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive from February 1-28 and you'll receive a 1938 Vintage Crewneck Sweatshirt, while supplies last. Join the mission and schedule a donation today!
Together, we are saving lives close to home.
February 26 - Madtree Brewing - Cheers to saving lives close to home and join us for a blood drive taking place at Madtree Brewing! The donor bus will be parked in the Madtree Parking lot off of Madison road. Schedule your donation today!
March 3 - Busken Bakery (3 Locations on the SAME day - Hyde Park, Eastgate (Old 74), Springdale) - Celebrate St. Patrick’s season the lifesaving way! Donate at one of these 3 locations & receive a St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt PLUS a coupon for a FREE dozen Busken Shamrock Cookies. Book your spot before they’re gone!
March 5 - The Holy Grail Tavern & Grille (Downtown) - This blood drive is going to ROCK! All donors will receive a $5 Holy Grail Gift Card and Two Lawn tickets to Styx & Chicago The Windy Cities Tour at Riverbend Music Center on August 6th, PLUS a St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt!
March 5 & 6 - Storm Bratchett Memorial Blood Drive (Portmouth) - Give in honor of Storm’s legacy at Christ’s Community Church & receive a Hoxworth thank-you item of your choice. Your donation brings hope to families who need it most. Be part of something meaningful. Schedule today. READ MORE about his story.
March 14 - Queen City Blood Drive North (Sharonville) - Our biggest March event! If you couldn’t make it to our QCBD in February, here’s one more chance to donate & receive FREE Queen City logo T-shirt, FREE voucher for two Cincinnati Cyclones tickets, FREE voucher for a Donatos Pizza, FREE Cincinnati Cyclones Hoodie (limited quantities), and FREE bag from Flying Pig Marathon (while supplies last). Incredible rewards for saving lives. Spots fill fast. Reserve yours now!
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
February 3, 2026
In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated several blood donation deferrals and restrictions. Despite these changes, many myths and misconceptions persist about who can and cannot donate safely.
January 30, 2026
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is teaming up with the Cyclones and other local businesses to host its annual Queen City Blood Drive on Feb. 9-11 at Heritage Bank Center. If you can’t attend this event, Hoxworth encourages you to still make donating a #HoxworthHabit and give blood this February.
January 26, 2026
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is calling on all eligible blood donors in the Cincinnati area to be our snow angels as we recover from winter weather and closures. Each day, Hoxworth relies on 450 donors to meet the needs at more than 30 local hospitals.
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