AAHA-Accredited Hospitals: Champions for Excellent Care

Did you know that accreditation for animal hospitals is voluntary? Surprising, isn’t it? Nearly 60 percent of pet owners believe that their pet’s veterinary hospital is accredited when it is not. In actuality, only 12-15% of animal hospitals have gone through the accreditation evaluation process by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). We are proud to call ourselves an AAHA-accredited hospital.

In the United States, all human hospitals that serve people with Medicare must be accredited through an accrediting body; they undergo regular reviews and quality checks to ensure they meet standards of quality for every aspect of medical care. However, not all animal hospitals choose to pursue the AAHA-accreditation process since it is not required by law. When it comes to pet health care, accreditation is voluntary. The accreditation process is rigorous and time-consuming, and not every veterinary hospital wants to go through the lengthy process.

Accreditation by AAHA means that an animal hospital has been evaluated on approximately 900 standards of veterinary excellence. To maintain their accreditation, hospitals undergo a rigorous review by veterinary experts every three years. State and provincial regulations can vary widely – in fact, some states don’t routinely inspect hospitals, only going in for an inspection when a complaint is filed by a pet owner. AAHA accreditation is considered the standard for veterinary excellence and does not vary between states or provinces (AAHA accredits hospitals in both the U.S. and Canada).

We are an AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital. That means we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Pets are our passion. And keeping them healthy is our #1 priority. Here, we strive to deliver excellent care for pets. Because your pets deserve nothing less.

Learn more about AAHA accreditation and why our accreditation is important to you and your pet. Visit aaha.org/petowner.

Fear Free Practice

Our entire team believes in positive veterinary visits because… well, we love our patients! We want them to be just as happy to see us as we are to see them.

As many pet parents have realized through experience, veterinary visits can be extremely scary for our beloved pets. Fear, Stress, and Anxiety can not only weaken the immune system, it can also give off false test results and make treatment much more difficult. For this reason, we are proud to announce that our entire team has become Fear Free Certified.

The team has gone under rigorous modules, and training to learn how we can relieve stress, fear, and anxiety for all our patients. With the help of pheromones, iCalm music, sedatives and fear free handling techniques, we are able to treat our patients with decreased stress. If you know your pet is extra stressed during visits, give us a call on how we can ease some of that stress prior to even walking into the building. Watch the video below for more information!