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.
NOVEMBER 1-30: Cincinnati Cyclones Hoodie
Donate blood or platelets at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center or select mobile blood drive from November 1-30 and you'll receive the NEW Cincinnati Cyclones performance hoodie, while supplies last, as a thank-you for being a lifesaver.
NOVEMBER 10 & 11: Veteran's Day BONUS!
Celebrate our Veterans by giving back! All donors who give blood on November 10 & 11 at any Hoxworth Neighborhood Donor Center will receive 2 FREE Cincinnati Cyclones tickets as our way of saying thank you for honoring our heroes and saving lives close to home.
Nov. 12 – Dec. 5 Crosstown Shootout Blood Drive Challenge
Musketeers and Bearcats! The Crosstown Shootout Blood Drive Challenge is here, and it’s time to show our community what true teamwork looks like. Every donation brings us closer to saving more lives for our city. One for all. All for Cincinnati. Get the one-of-a-kind Crosstown shootout challenge t-shirt when you donate in support of your team!
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
November 10, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center is proud to bring back the Crosstown Shootout Blood Drive Challenge, a citywide effort that unites Bearcats, Musketeers and fans across Greater Cincinnati to help save local lives through blood donation.
October 29, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is teaming up with the Cincinnati Cyclones this November to help ensure a steady, life-saving blood supply for patients across the Tristate.
October 22, 2025
America’s Blood Centers (ABC) reports approximately 205 emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, or 1% in the U.S., have prehospital transfusion programs. Hoxworth Blood Center is now one of 34 ABC members to join this mission of saving lives in a prehospital setting.
