AAHA Certified
AAHA-Accredited Hospitals:
Champions for Excellent Care​
When you bring your pet to the vet, you assume they are receiving the absolute best care possible. However, there is a surprising fact about veterinary medicine that many pet parents don’t know: hospital accreditation is completely voluntary. While human hospitals are required by law to meet strict accreditation standards to serve Medicare patients, animal hospitals are not. In fact, a recent study revealed that nearly 60% of pet owners believe their veterinarian’s clinic is accredited when it actually isn’t.
In reality, only about 12% to 15% of veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada choose to go through the evaluation process. We are incredibly proud to say that our clinic is part of that elite group as an AAHA-accredited referral hospital.
WHAT IS AAHA?​
The accreditation process is rigorous and time-consuming, and not every veterinary hospital wants to go through the lengthy process. Accreditation by AAHA means that an animal hospital has been evaluated on approximately 900 standards of veterinary excellence. To maintain their accreditation, hospitals undergo a rigorous review by veterinary experts every three years. State and provincial regulations can vary widely – in fact, some states don’t routinely inspect hospitals, only going in for an inspection when a complaint is filed by a pet owner. AAHA accreditation is considered the standard for veterinary excellence, and does not vary between states or provinces (AAHA accredits hospitals in both the U.S. and Canada).
We are an AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital. That means we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Pets are our passion. And keeping them healthy is our #1 priority. Here, we strive to deliver excellent care for pets. Because your pets deserve nothing less.
Learn more about AAHA accreditation and why our accreditation is important to you and your pet. Visit aaha.org/petowner.