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About VSCHV

The Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley (VSCHV) is a veterinary specialty center, specifically designed to enhance and strengthen the care provided by your pet's regular veterinarian. VSCHV is staffed with the highest nurse-to-patient ratio possible, and boasts board-certified specialists, and accomplished paraprofessionals. The expertise and knowledge of our staff, combined with the cutting-edge technology in place at VSCHV, provides specialty care unsurpassed in quality or service.

Our specialists are uniquely positioned to offer advanced veterinary care using the latest developments in equipment, surgical instrumentation and technical knowledge in:

  • Orthopedics and arthroscopy (TPLO/TTA/Lateral Suture Stabilization)
  • Sports medicine and surgery
  • Neurosurgery (Brain and Spine)
  • Cancer surgery
  • Cardiovascular / thoracic surgery
  • Soft tissue / general surgery
  • Trauma surgery
  • Minimally invasive surgery (Laparoscopy/Thoracoscopy)

Our practice is firmly embedded in our core values:

Quality, Integrity, Compassion, and Service.

Doctors

Specialist Doctors At the Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley (VSCHV), all our staff veterinarians are Board Certified, ensuring the best care for your pet. These veterinarians are Diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Radiology.  This means that following the four years of veterinary training and attainment of a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, the VSCHV staff veterinarians have been through an additional 4-6 years of intensive, post graduate, specialized training at an accredited institution. In addition to the accredited training, the demonstration of meaningful contributions to veterinary science with publications, research and presentations is required to be Board Certified along with satisfactory completion of a comprehensive three-part examination.

Staff Doctors 
At VSCHV, we have veterinarians on staff 24 hours a day when needed. These staff doctors work with our board certified specialists who are on call every hour of every day.

Paraprofessional Staff

At VSCHV we have five levels of paraprofessional staff. The first, the Animal Caretaker, provides for the comfort of all our patients, and are able to advance to nursing after undertaking training. The Animal Caretaker is competent at basic patient monitoring, housekeeping, and assisting the doctors and nurses. Level One Nurses are familiar with various tasks performed throughout the hospital. The Level One Nurse is responsible for the basic care of the patients as well as for some fundamental treatments and diagnostic tests ordered by the specialists or staff doctors. Level Two nurses are proficient with tasks performed in the treatment room, radiology, medicine, ward, and laboratory. The Level Two Nurse is trained and able to work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Level Three Nurse of our Paraprofessional Staff is at the level of a Licensed Veterinary Technician. They are fully trained and able to work in any area throughout the hospital, including monitoring critical anesthesia and administering chemotherapeutics.

Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs) are licensed through the Department of Education in the State of New York and regulated to administer advanced medical services, such as anesthesia and catheter placement.  They are employed by VSCHV to provide superior care to our patients. LVTs are supervised by our Medical Director, and must complete a rigorous academic training program in order to obtain their credentials.

Externs

The Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley participates in a highly competitive externship training program with Vassar College and Marist College.  Many of these students contribute with research projects and many of them go on to veterinary school.  We are glad to have them as part of our team.

Our Vision

VSCHV is devoted to providing excellence in care through advanced medical, surgical, diagnostic, radiological, and critical care. Our care, which focuses on Quality, Integrity, Compassion and Service is the best available in veterinary medicine. Every VSCHV staff member has made the following commitments to our patients:

  • We provide unsurpassed quality, compassion and service to our patients, always in an individual and personalized manner, while maintaining a focused perspective.
  • We are committed to fostering and maintaining a culture of learning and teaching within our organization and the veterinary community as a whole.
  • We consider ourselves responsible for the development, exploration and trial of promising new methodologies and techniques that advance the capabilities of veterinary medicine.
  • We invest all necessary resources in our professionals, equipment and facilities so that we can continue to provide unparalleled veterinary specialty services.
  • We maintain our standard of excellence so as to be worthy of the friendship and trust of our veterinary colleagues and clients.

Our Mission Statement

Our Core Values: Quality, Integrity, Compassion, and Service

  • The Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley exists to provide superior medicine, surgery, and emergency/critical care. With our dedication, team approach, combined talents, and knowledge base, we serve our patients with unsurpassed quality, integrity, compassion and service.
  • We continue to teach and to learn from others and maintain a culture of learning within our organization and the veterinary community as a whole. We invest the necessary resources in our staff, equipment, facility and education so that we may provide veterinary specialty services that are unequaled. We participate with the development, exploration and trial of promising new methodologies and techniques that advance the science of veterinary medicine.
  • The Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley endeavors to develop the friendship and trust of our veterinary colleagues and clients. We maintain a focused perspective on each individual patient in the interest of always providing "best medicine". This allows us to always remember that each patient was better off because of the existence of the Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley.