Cassie N. Saunders

3 weeks ago | countynewscenter.com | Cassie N. Saunders |James Kecskes

Reading Time: 3 minutesOne in seven people hospitalized need blood and blood banks supplying those hospitals often face shortages. To help meet the community’s critical need for donations, the County of San Diego has hosted an annual springtime blood drive for the past 41 years, impacting more than 60,000 lives. The month-long event kicked off Tuesday outside the downtown County Administration Center with the San Diego Blood Bank’s mobile donation center as a backdrop.