Critical Care
A veterinarian that specializes in Critical Care treats pets who have life-threatening emergencies, need intensive care while they are recovering from illnesses or surgical procedures and managing the critically ill pet.
Rest assured, when your pet needs ICU and Critical Care, they will receive compassionate, expert care from the most credentialed team in the area. Lead by a specialist in Emergency and Critical Care, the practice includes nearly a dozen emergency clinicians and approximately twenty licensed veterinary technicians, several of whom have advanced certification in the veterinary specialty of Emergency and Critical Care.
Our dedicated team is uniquely qualified to provide the best across-the-board care from stabilizing trauma patients, to overnight monitoring and advanced life support.
- We are proud that our teams are ER and Critical Care specialists with training and experience beyond a clinic with extended hours.
- We are an AAHA-accredited referral hospital – and have voluntarily been inspected, meeting 940 different quality standards from patient care to communication. Less than 15% of hospitals nationwide meet their standards of excellence
- Seeing thousands of patients each year as the largest emergency room in the area, we have experience seeing both critical cases and those that quickly need accurate diagnostics and/or supportive care
- Our team of Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses specializes in responding quickly in life-threatening situations and is fully trained in CPR and advanced life-saving skills
- Primary care veterinarians trust and turn to us when they can’t be there for supportive care, after hours, or advanced diagnostics
- We see patients of all ages and conditions – from minor emergencies to complex traumas – if you’re concerned about your pet’s behavior, or well-being, we’re here to help
- We work with your primary care veterinarians readily and collaborate with them – reviewing your records, sharing our recommendations for follow-up care and treatments received, and including them throughout hospitalization
- We are passionate about emergency care and spend hours each year in continuing education, training, and improving our response
- We provide everything you need to provide to your pet insurance provider, and work with Care Credit as a third-party financing option
- Our team is comprised of more than just medical specialists; we are pet lovers too. It’s our privilege to care for them when they need us the most.
- Medical Ventilator
- Fully Equipped Isolation Ward
- Full Complement of Transfusion therapies
- Real Time Complete Laboratory
- Ultrasonography (F.A.S.T., physiologic echocardiography, guided centeses)
- Digital Radiography
- Contrast radiographic studies
- EKG monitoring
- Defribillator
- Multi-modal Pain Management
- Blood Product Transfusion therapies with blood typing and cross-matching
- Peritoneal Dialysis
All partner practices at The Life Center are committed to collaborative, compassionate, and comprehensive care.
Visit the VCA Animal Emergency Critical Care website to learn more: