In anticipation of the winter weather this weekend, we are encouraging our snow angels to save local lives when it is safe to do so! The safety of our staff and donors is our main focus. Here's what you need to know:
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 22-27: Winter Weather eGift Card! Urgent Need!
All blood types are urgently needed. Donate blood or platelets before the incoming winter weather at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive from January 22–27. As a thank-you for saving lives close to home, donors will receive the Hoxworth UC Puffy Vest, a bonus eGift Card, and the Snow Angel digital badge.
Whole blood donors will receive a $10 eGift Card, while platelet and double red cell donors will receive a $20 eGift Card.
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.
SPECIALTY & HOLIDAY DRIVES!
January 24- Blood drive in Support of Cameron Baur (Lawrenceburg, IN): Help celebrate what would have been Cam’s 6th birthday by giving the gift of life in inside the Dearborn Hills Family Life Center. This meaningful drive is now open to the public.
January 26-30 - University of Cincinnati, All Campus Blood Drive Join us January 26–30 for the University of Cincinnati All Campus Blood Drive. Donate at any UC campus — including Main Campus, Blue Ash, Clermont, or the Medical Campus — and make a lifesaving impact while showing off your Bearcat pride. All donors will receive a UC puffy vest as a thank-you for giving back to the UC community and helping save 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.
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
January 12, 2026
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by turning his message of service into action. One powerful way to do that is by donating with Hoxworth on MLK Day and helping save patients at local hospitals.
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.
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.
