Ryan Hospital Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Center
In April 2019, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Richard Lichter, a member of Penn Vet's Board of Overseers and co-chair of the Power of Penn Vet Campaign, Penn Vet's Ryan Hospital opened the Richard Lichter emergency Room.
The Richard Lichter Emergency Room at Ryan Hospital more than doubled the amount of clinical space than the previous facility. The 2,000 square foot, state-of-the-art expansion includes designated areas for canine and feline patients, including species-specific oxygen cages.
The Richard Lichter Emergency Room gives Penn Vet the opportunity to elevate animal care in a significant way, doubling the number of patient care areas.

Our Work Continues
Expertise and highly specialized procedures make Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital one of the most sought-after veterinary hospitals in the world. Patients and their owners rely on Penn Vet for its esteemed reputation, specialized procedures, and compassionate care.
Likewise, the best and the brightest come to Penn for veterinary degrees, residencies, clinical training, and advanced medical research. Completion of the Penn Vet Emergency & Critical Care Center (EC3) will not only accelerate Ryan Hospital’s ability to provide unsurpassed patient care, it will greatly enhance the teaching and learning opportunities in emergency veterinary medicine at Penn.
These critical enhancements will bring all of Ryan’s primary services together for the first time—streamlining treatment processes and the ability to provide exceptional care with improved workflows, increased efficiencies, and intentionally-designed spaces for better patient healing.
Moreover, support will enable the continued recruitment and retention of students, veterinarians, and faculty, ensuring Penn-trained veterinarians continue to provide expert care in communities that extend well beyond Penn’s campus for generations to come.