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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.

January 1-31: UC Puffy Vest

Donate blood or platelets at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive from January 1-31 and you'll receive a UC Puffy Vest, while supplies last.

Join the mission and schedule a donation today! Together, we are saving lives close to home.

BONUS! January 19: Happy MLK Day Kroger eGift Cards

Donate blood or platelets at any Neighborhood Donor Center January 19 and receive a Kroger eGift Card. Whole Blood donors will receive a $10 Kroger eGift card. Platelet and Double Red donors will receive a $20 Kroger eGift card.

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SPECIALTY & HOLIDAY DRIVES!

January 7 - Honoring Ted Bevis (Loveland). Join the community in honoring Ted Bevis and supporting leukemia patients by giving blood at this heartfelt drive. Your donation truly carries his legacy forward.

January 14 – JonJon’s Birthday Blood Drive (All Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Centers). Celebrate with iHeart’s KISS 107.1’s JonJon & Friends at any Hoxworth center across Greater Cincinnati. Give the code “JonJon” at check-in on January 14 and be entered to win one of the following prizes

A $25 Penn Station gift card (TWO winners!)
A pair of tickets to the Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Bloomington Bison game on 1/31(TWO winners!)
A $50 Gift Card to Jungle Jim’s (TWO winners!)

Be sure to catch JonJon live at Tri-County too! Don’t wait, book your spot!

January 19 - Annual MLK Day Blood Drive Drive held at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - 50 East Freedom Way, 4th Floor

Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by giving blood or platelets.
All donors at the Freedom Center will receive FREE UC puffy vest + $10 Kroger gift card (while supplies last)!

* The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will be offering FREE ADMISSION on Monday, January 19 in honor of MLK Day made possible by the Fifth Third Foundation (Fifth Third Community Day).

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

lives that can be saved with every whole blood donation

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Hoxworth News

Hoxworth Blood Center celebrates National Blood Donor Month with donor badges, puffy vests and more

December 29, 2025

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is celebrating local lifesavers during National Blood Donor Month by recognizing the heroes who are saving lives close to home. From an exclusive UC puffy vest donor thank-you item to a New Year’s Day bonus gift to brand new digital donor badges, January is all about honoring Hoxworth Heroes and inspiring others to give the gift of life.

Make Hoxworth Blood Center’s special holiday events part of your family celebrations this December

December 12, 2025

This December, Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is inviting families across Greater Cincinnati to add something truly meaningful to their holiday traditions: giving the gift of life. With festive community events, beloved local partners and special thank-you gifts for donors, Hoxworth is making it easier, and more heartwarming than ever, to roll up your sleeves and help save lives close to home.

Hoxworth Blood Center holiday heroes gear up for the season with one more donation campaign, toy drive

November 25, 2025

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is encouraging donors to come in one more time in 2025 to meet your goals before the new year. In January, Hoxworth encouraged all donors to make it a habit to donate blood at least twice in the calendar year. You still have a chance to meet that goal in December and help save lives during one of the most critical times of the year.

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