PENN Veterinary Hospital Gets Rare Designation by John George - Senior Reporter- Philadelphia Business Journal
The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care has designated the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital in West Philadelphia as one of nine veterinary trauma centers in the United States.
The Ryan Vet Hospital is part of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
The facility becomes the only recognized veterinary trauma center within a 100-mile radius of Philadelphia.
The ACVECC’s criteria for trauma centers designation includes having the ability to provide total care — 24 hours a day, seven days a week — for every aspect of management of the small animal trauma patient, from emergency stabilization through definitive medical and surgical care and rehabilitation. In addition, the animal hospital must have board-certified specialists available for consultation seven days per week in the fields of emergency and critical care, surgery, and radiology.
“This new designation creates a standard of care in veterinary medicine that didn’t previously exist and provides pet owners with important information in the event of a trauma-related emergency,” said Dr. Armelle de Laforcade, an emergency and critical-care veterinarian at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine...
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