Hoxworth offering incentives for donations after snowstorm slows blood donations
Hoxworth just opened a new donor center downtown at 105 E. 4th Street (FOX19 file photo)
By Maggy Mcdonel | February 17, 2021 at 11:40 AM EST - Updated February 17 at 11:40 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Hoxworth Blood Center is offering incentives for donations after the recent winter weather affected the local blood supply.
They say the snowstorm that shut down the Cincinnati area also shut down blood drives and caused missed donation appointments over several days.
Hoxworth says barely half of the donations necessary for local hospitals have been collected.
Officials say Hoxworth is the only provider of blood products in the tri-State area and must collect at least 400 units of blood and 50 units of platelets every day to meet the local hospital’s demand.