To better serve our donors during unpredictable winter weather, Hoxworth Blood Center will open Hoxworth North on Saturday, February 7, providing a convenient weekend donation option.
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.
Music Festival Ticket Giveaway! - We’re giving away two tickets to two lucky winners for the Cincinnati Music Festival on Friday, July 24! As part of our social media giveaway, donors who tag us in a photo wearing their Hoxworth vintage crewneck will be entered for a chance to win two tickets to see Nelly live at the festival. Show off your donor pride and you could be heading to one of the biggest music events of the summer.
BONUS! February 13-14: Valentine's Shirt - Donate blood February 13 or 14, and as a thank-you for saving lives close to home, donors will receive a BONUS Valentine's Day "I Love Saving Lives" T-Shirt! Share the love this Valentine’s Day! One donation can mean a lifetime of love for someone else.
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.
SPECIALTY DRIVES!
February 7 - Coffee Emporium - Hyde Park - Donor bus in parking lot - 3316 Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45208. Every donor receives a vintage Hoxworth crewneck and a coffee (tea or cider) and pastry from the Coffee Emporium!
February 9, 10 and 11 - Queen City Blood Drive - Blood Drive held at Heritage Bank Center. All donors receive a FREE Queen City logo T-shirt, a FREE voucher for two Cincinnati Cyclones tickets, a FREE voucher for a Donatos Pizza, a FREE bag from Flying Pig Marathon (limited), PLUS FREE Parking! You are highly encouraged to schedule an appointment. Please allow extra time due to the popularity of the event. Schedule donation at https://hoxworth.org/queencity.html.
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.
