In 1968, Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital was created to provide advanced care options including 24-hour care and emergency care. Known as a Central Hospital, it was modeled after the human medical concept, allowing affiliated veterinarians the ability to offer a level of care not previously available on a local level. A Central Hospital provides a Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital affiliated veterinarian the ability to offer not only superior outpatient care in their clinic, but also the advantages of a modern hospital.
Take the case of Fluffy, a middle-aged dog, who is being evaluated by a Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital (MVH) affiliated veterinarian for vomiting. After a thorough physical exam at the office, one option for treatment could be conservative therapy at home. If more extensive testing or treatment were needed Fluffy would be sent to Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital. Her MVH-affiliated general veterinarian would oversee the case, possibly ordering hospitalization with intravenous fluids, laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging. When necessary, the MVH-affiliated veterinarian could call on the expertise of one of the many board-certified specialists in the hospital, either to consult on the case, or to assume primary care of Fluffy if needed.
Affiliated general practitioners have the benefit of having separate outpatient offices, as well as being able to utilize the best of Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital. This allows these general practitioners to offer, as part of their practice, the benefits of a large hospital such as:
- Advanced surgical suites
- 24 hour intensive care
- Superior diagnostic imaging (spiral CT scan, advanced ultrasound evaluation, fluoroscopy, and board-certified radiologist interpretations)
- Consultation on cases with specialists for their patients.
- In-house regional diagnostic laboratory.
The founders of the Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital had foresight that has allowed thousands of patients state-of-the-art care. Today, the hospital is comprised of a group of general practitioners and specialists striving for the common goal of superior medical care for their patients.
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