Day of recognition is especially meaningful during COVID-19 pandemic
OXNARD, CA – March 29, 2021 – Each year on March 30, National Doctor’s Day honors physicians for their dedication and contributions to patients and our society. There has never been a more appropriate time to show appreciation for the physicians serving at St. John’s Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital than now.
After more than a year of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, their heroic actions have gone above and beyond to care for our community. Here, physician leaders from each hospital share their appreciation for the doctors that work first-hand with COVID-19 patients and what makes this Doctor’s Day especially meaningful:
“While the past twelve months have presented many challenges, I have witnessed first-hand, doctors come together and lead for the greater good,” said Lynn Jeffers, MD, Chief Medical Officer at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital. “This year has really driven home why we became physicians in the first place. I am proud to work with our exceptional physicians who have gone above and beyond to care for our community.”
“I am appreciative of the dedication and care our entire medical staff has provided our community,” said Robert Streeter, MD, Chief Medical Officer at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. “While we cannot gather to celebrate our doctors quite yet, there has never been a more appropriate time to show our appreciation for their dedication and personal sacrifices.”
Throughout the past year, as we faced the biggest health care crisis of our time, they stood strong in the face of uncertainty to care for our patients and community.
The first National Doctor’s Day was established on March 30, 1824, after Crawford W. Long, M.D. performed the first ether anesthetic for surgery to remove a tumor from a man’s neck. Following surgery, the man claimed he felt nothing during the surgery and was not aware of anything until he awoke, an operation that served as an incredible milestone for the future of medicine.
On National Doctors’ Day, we honor all physicians for their commitment to care and unwavering dedication to patients.
About Dignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical Center
St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed acute care, award-winning facility. Serving Ventura County for more than one hundred years, St. John’s is the first and only Certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center in Ventura County and a recipient of the American Heart Association’s, Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Designated as a STEMI Receiving Center, St. John’s is highly recognized in the community for excellence in cardiac care. Our Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and our Integrated Breast Center is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. SJRMC houses a comprehensive Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing specialized care to the tiniest patients as well as a Beacon Award-Winning Intensive Care Unit. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities. Learn more at dignityhealth.org/stjohnsregional.
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