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.
July 1-31: Cincinnati Reds Ringer T-Shirt!
Step Up to the Plate and Donate!
Donate blood or platelets 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, so swing by and make your life-saving donation today!
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 1, 2025
In a moment of pride for Greater Cincinnati and the national blood banking community, Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, has been honored with the 2025 Association of Donor Relations Professionals Media Partner of the Year Award in partnership with Local 12 (WKRC-TV) and health reporter Liz Bonis.
June 25, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Reds are teaming up for summer blood donations, offering an exclusive Reds Ringer T-shirt for blood donors in July and several ways to earn free Reds tickets.
June 18, 2025
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, along with Hoxworth Blood Center, is hosting a blood drive at the Juneteenth Jubilee. Juneteenth is also World Sickle Cell Day.