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.
NOW URGENT! Blood levels are low. Please donate to help avoid a shortage. Get a Reds shirt in July! Please schedule TODAY or call (513) 451-0910.
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!
CINCINNATI FAVORITES IS BACK!
Save a life this summer and celebrate all things Cincinnati. Hoxworth and Cincinnati’s foodie staples are coming together once again this summer to celebrate lifesaving blood donors during the annual Cincinnati Favorites Blood Drive Tour! Cincinnati Favorites Blood Drive Tour stops include Aglamesis Bro's, The BonBonerie, Busken Bakery, Graeter's Ice Cream, LaRosa's, Montgomery Inn The Original, Montgomery Inn The Boathouse, and Skyline Chili.
All donors will receive a collectible Cincinnati Favorites cup, the monthly Hoxworth donor promotion (July Cincinnati Reds shirt), plus a special treat from our blood drive sponsors like FREE pizza, ice cream, a dozen donuts and more. SCHEDULE DONATION TODAY! Limited appointments.
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 9, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is calling on the Greater Cincinnati community to make a lifesaving blood or platelet donation to help local patients in need during the critical summer months.
July 8, 2025
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is proud to share that four apheresis employees are now published authors. Caroline Alquist, MD, Krystol Weidner, Kelly Anstead and Jamie Swafford helped write Principles of Apheresis Technology, Eighth Edition.
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.
