In 1980, Dr. Merl O’Brien, a member of this ER group, moved to Northern California. He then took the first steps to duplicate this new vision for urgent care facilities for the Sacramento area, and started what eventually became the MED7 ® Urgent Care centers. With little support and no funding, a dedicated staff worked six days a week for little and sometimes no pay. The seventh day the clinic was closed so Dr. O’Brien could work a 24 hour shift in the ER to help pay the bills.
It was little surprise, but also a great relief, that patients liked the concept. And the clinic became a success. In fact, it grew so much that Dr. O’Brien’s brother, Dale O’Brien, joined the MED7 ® team. And by 1982, they were already searching for a second location.
After more than 30 years, MED7 ® has since grown to four locations serving Sacramento, Roseville, Carmichael, and Folsom. It’s grown large enough to service the communities of the Sacramento area while remaining small enough to assure the quality of care initially established by Dr. O’Brien’s vision.