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Hoxworth Blood Center expands holiday hours to ensure vital blood products for local patients

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2 minute read December 15, 2023
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Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is adding additional holiday hours to ensure local patients have the blood products they need over the busy holiday season. All donors during the month of December will receive a pair of Hoxworth lounge pants and additional gifts as noted below.

Hoxworth is the sole blood provider for over 30 greater Cincinnati hospitals, and to offset the December 25 holiday closure, Hoxworth Blood Center has opened and extended hours to the below Neighborhood Donor Centers:

  • Hoxworth North:
    Saturday, December 16, OPEN 8:00am – 3:30pm (all donors receive a voucher for 2 Cincinnati Cyclones tickets in addition to the lounge pants)
    Thursday, December 21, new additional appointments

  • Hoxworth Central:
    Monday, December 18, OPEN 8:00am – 3:30pm (platelets only, platelet donors receive a voucher for 2 Cincinnati Cyclones tickets in addition to the lounge pants)
    Tuesday, December 26, OPEN 10:30am – 4:00pm 

  • Hoxworth West:
    Saturday, December 23, OPEN 8:00am – 3:30pm

Hoxworth Blood Center operates seven Neighborhood Donor Centers with locations in Anderson, Blue Ash, Clifton (Central), Ft. Mitchell, KY, West Chester (North), Tri-County, and Western Hills (West), along with mobile blood drives Sunday through Saturday, making it convenient for donors to schedule their lifesaving donations.  

For more information on available appointments and to find a blood drive near you, visit Hoxworth.org or call 513-451-0910. 

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About Hoxworth:
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, was founded in 1938 and serves more than 30 hospitals in 18 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects more than 100,000 units of blood from local donors to help save the lives of patients in area hospitals. Hoxworth Blood Center: Saving Lives Close to Home. 

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