Donated blood
Donated blood at the San Diego Blood Bank. Image from video

San Diego County Credit Union will hold blood drives at three of its locations Wednesday.

The blood drives come after a busy holiday season that has left hospitals in the region in need of blood, according to the credit union.

The blood drives will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  at the Encinitas branch, 591 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas; the Operations Center, 6545 Sequence Drive, San Diego; and the Santee branch, 286 Town Center Parkway, Santee.

Blood donations often decrease around the holidays, though the need for blood increases, according to SDCCU.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is Editor & Publisher of Times of San Diego.