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Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital
  • Our Services
    • Cardiology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Internal Medicine
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Surgery
    • Compounding Pharmacy
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Appointments
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
    • Clinical Studies
    • Refill a Compounded Medication
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Referral Forms and Portal
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
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    • Clinical Studies
    • Compounding Pharmacy
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“We’re feeling the stress of incredible numbers, and it’s affecting people” – Pandemic pets put unexpected strain on veterinary practices

July 13, 2021
veterinary technician carrying patient in hospital

The backlog in veterinary care is pushing pet owners from small, overwhelmed clinics to larger hospitals with greater capacity.

“We were the last stop, if you will,” said Ames Prentiss, Chief Executive Officer of Ethos Veterinary Health, a national network that does about half of its business in emergency services. “If we didn’t stay open, there were no options for them. If we didn’t work twice as hard and have teams stay two, three, and four hours past their shifts, they would have had nowhere to go.”

Emergency patient volume at the company is up 39 percent this year, Prentiss said, even as the pandemic prompted some significant changes.

> Read the full article on bostonglobe.com

‘We’re feeling the stress of incredible numbers, and it’s affecting people’: Pandemic pets put unexpected strain on veterinary practices

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Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital
603-433-0056 | 215 Commerce Way, Ste. 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801
  • 24-HR ER: 603-433-0056
  • Our Services
    • Cardiology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Internal Medicine
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Surgery
    • Compounding Pharmacy
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Appointments
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
    • Clinical Studies
    • Refill a Compounded Medication
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Referral Forms and Portal
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • Clinical Studies
    • Compounding Pharmacy
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Veterinary Training Programs
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