Novato, CA / iCrowdNewswire / March 31, 2020
There are a few people out there who go above and beyond in the line of duty. Kevin McDonald of Novato‘s father, Dr. John L. McDonald, Jr. created medical opportunities for many people in Sonoma County. There was no emergency room that was located in Sonoma County in the early 1970s and Kevin Mcdonald‘s father had to do something about it. A medical professional himself, Kevin McDonald of Novato‘s father was a former US. Navy medical personnel who would always put his life on the line for those who were in need. After his residency with the Navy ended, Kevin McDonald of Novato‘s father would end up becoming an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Once his military adventures were over, Kevin McDonald of Novato‘s father would end up finding a home in Sonoma County. However, he noticed that there wasn’t ample medical personnel available to help in the event of an emergency.
Kevin McDonald from Novato‘s father would end up opening a private medical practice that was near Santa Rosa Memorial hospital. The town didn’t even have an emergency room! Kevin McDonald of Novato‘s father knew that he had to do something for the people that lived in this town. Fortunately, Kevin McDonald Novato‘s father had the expertise to provide the people in the town with the right medical care whenever they needed it the most. After much campaigning, Kevin McDonald Novato‘s father would end up opening Santa Rosa’s first emergency department located in Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. However, his journey would not end there.
Dr. McDonald realized that there wasn’t a paramedic program in Sonoma County. He would create a paramedic program in Sonoma County after the medical director at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Dr. McDonald is famously known for creating REACH Air Medical Services in 1987. This life light program would end up saving dozens of people’s lives over the years. His efforts didn’t stop there as he managed to get Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital a trauma center by the year 2000.
Dr. McDonald passed away in the year 2000. Many people remember the many gifts that he gave to the community in the form of medical program breakthroughs and hours of medical care. Most of all, Kevin McDonald Novato remembers the incredible sacrifices that his father gave over the years so that people could live. Now, Sonoma County’s Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital has named its emergency room after Dr. John L. McDonald, Jr. The people of the county will forever be indebted to Dr. McDonald’s efforts and will keep him in their memories forever.