/tags/hoxworth-blood-center Hoxworth Blood Center en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:32:03 GMT /health/2025-01-07/cincinnati-dayton-blood-supply-low Blood donations tend to slow down over the holidays, and the winter storm forced donation center closures in Cincinnati and Dayton Monday. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:32:03 GMT /health/2025-01-07/cincinnati-dayton-blood-supply-low Becca Costello /health/2024-07-29/cincinnati-blood-centers-desperate-need-donations Hoxworth and Solvita, the two blood centers serving the º£½ÇÉçÇø listening area, are in need of all blood types. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:37:19 GMT /health/2024-07-29/cincinnati-blood-centers-desperate-need-donations Tana Weingartner /health/2023-10-16/solvita-lgbtq-blood-donor-guidelines-hoxworth The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May updated its guidance on who is allowed to donate blood. The new rules eliminate restrictions specifically prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:56:00 GMT /health/2023-10-16/solvita-lgbtq-blood-donor-guidelines-hoxworth Tana Weingartner /health/2023-06-20/hoxworth-community-blood-center-updated-blood-donation-guidelines-gay-bisexual The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May updated its guidance on who is allowed to donate blood. The new rules eliminate restrictions specifically prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:25:12 GMT /health/2023-06-20/hoxworth-community-blood-center-updated-blood-donation-guidelines-gay-bisexual Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-09-19/blood-centers-look-to-rejuvenate-high-school-donor-drives Blood donation is critical, and centers know it's important to reach new donors when they're young. High school blood drives were scarce during the pandemic shutdown and didn't fare much better after many students returned to classrooms in 2021. Now, blood centers are preparing for what they hope will be a better school year. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:05:00 GMT /local-news/2022-09-19/blood-centers-look-to-rejuvenate-high-school-donor-drives Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-09-02/blood-need-even-greater-because-hoxworth-will-not-collect-donations-three-times-in-september Hoxworth Blood Center was closed for Labor Day, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Oh says on Sept. 14 and 15, collections will stop as Hoxworth goes dark. Here's why. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:49:55 GMT /local-news/2022-09-02/blood-need-even-greater-because-hoxworth-will-not-collect-donations-three-times-in-september Bill Rinehart /health/2021-12-13/pandemic-keeps-blood-donations-low Hoxworth, Community Blood Center of Dayton and the Red Cross all are in need of type O blood donations. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:08:00 GMT /health/2021-12-13/pandemic-keeps-blood-donations-low Tana Weingartner /local-news/2021-03-24/tri-state-blood-banks-no-longer-collecting-covid-19-convalescent-plasma Hoxworth Blood Center and Community Blood Center are no longer collecting convalescent plasma from people who had COVID-19. Both agencies say there's… Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:42:40 GMT /local-news/2021-03-24/tri-state-blood-banks-no-longer-collecting-covid-19-convalescent-plasma Tana Weingartner /local-news/2020-12-28/hoxworth-blood-center-adjusts-to-covid-vaccines-holidays Through the pandemic, Hoxworth has been accepting plasma donations from recovered COVID patients to help others. The procedure uses antibodies to help… Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:12:00 GMT /local-news/2020-12-28/hoxworth-blood-center-adjusts-to-covid-vaccines-holidays Bill Rinehart /local-news/2020-06-12/on-world-blood-donor-day-local-centers-say-need-is-high World Blood Donor Day is this Sunday, June 14. Community Blood Center and Hoxworth both are encouraging people to donate. Hoxworth Public Relations… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:44:59 GMT /local-news/2020-06-12/on-world-blood-donor-day-local-centers-say-need-is-high Tana Weingartner