What It Means to be AAHA Accredited.

 

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is an international association of more than 42,000 veterinary care providers who treat companion animals.  Established in 1933 by leaders in the veterinary profession, AAHA is well known for its high standards in veterinary practices and quality pet care.  They also promote those standards within the veterinary profession and to the public.  The association develops benchmarks of excellence, business practice standards, informative publications and educational programs designed to help companion animal hospitals thrive.

 AAHA believes in setting "The Standard of Veterinary Excellence." Throughout the Association's 75 years, its mission has remained the same:

• Enhance the abilities of veterinarians to provide quality medical care to companion animals.
• Enable veterinarians to successfully conduct their practices and maintain their facilities with high standards of excellence.
• Meet the public's needs as they related to the delivery of small animal veterinary medicine.
  

Today, AAHA serves approximately 6,000 practice teams in the United States and Canada that are comprised of more than 40,000 individual veterinary care providers.  Approximately 3,000 veterinary hospitals voluntarily participate in the AAHA hospital evaluation program.  Consultants regularly visit these hospitals to ensure compliance with AAHA's standards for services and facilities.

AAHA is the only organization that accredits animal hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada.   AAHA-accredited hospitals voluntarily choose to be evaluated on 900 standards in the following areas:

• Anesthesia
• Client Service
• Contagious Disease
• Continuing Education
• Dentistry
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency/Critical Care
• Exam Rooms
• Housekeeping
• Human Resources
• Laboratory
• Medical Records
• Pain Management
• Patient Care
• Pharmacy
• Practice Leadership
• Referrals
• Safety
• Surgery

We understand that your pet holds a valued place in your life and your heart, so we have made it our goal to respect and honor that special bond by providing the best possible care for your pet.  As part of that goal we have chosen to be accredited by AAHA and are among the 15% of veterinary practices throughout the U.S. and Canada that have made this voluntary commitment to excellence. 

Also by being accredited our hospital must demonstrate an exceptional level of medical care and client service.  AAHA's standards cover every aspect of our hospital to assure your satisfaction with the level of care both you and your pet receives.

We have been an accredited member since 2007.  To maintain our accredited status and to make sure we ae keeping up with industry updates, we are evaluated every 3 years. 

We are proud to be an AAHA-accredited practice and believe this helps keep us on the leading edge of veterinary medicine.  This helps us on the leading edge of veterinary medicine and helps us stay focused on continuous improvement to assure we can offer the quality and range of services you expect and deserve for your pet. 

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