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E&CC | Emergency Service


Emergency Service Status

Diverting Patients Today

Accepting Patients Today

Throughout the region, veterinary hospitals continue to see an unprecedented level of emergency cases. While our Emergency Service is open and operating 24/7, to maintain excellence in patient safety, we may need to change to diversion status at any time.

When we are in active "Diverting" status, we are only able to accommodate life-threatening emergencies and must advise all other patients to seek care elsewhere until we can revert to "Accepting Patient" status.

If you have questions or concerns, please call us before you come to ensure that we can offer you the high standards of service that you have come to expect. We appreciate your patience and understanding. 

Penn Vet's Emergency Service and Intensive Care Unit at Ryan Hospital function as advanced trauma/emergency and intensive care treatment and diagnostic centers, akin to our counterparts in human hospitals.

The two areas operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to provide care for animals referred from outside veterinarians as well as those animals that become ill at any time of day whose owners seek emergency care. 

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Who We Are

We are staffed by faculty who are board-certified in the field of emergency and critical care, Emergency Service staff veterinarians, specialty trained and certified technicians, as well as residents and interns seeking advanced training following graduation from veterinary school.

Our Emergency and Critical Care residency program attracts the most qualified applicants from around the world because of our state of the art facilities, faculty expertise and large caseload.

Now Offering Extracorporeal Therapies

As part of our ECT service, we now offer dialysis and plasma exchange to patients who need these treatment options.


What to Expect When You Arrive

Coming to the Emergency Service can be stressful for both you and your pet. Here are some guidelines that can help you prepare for your visit. 


What We Offer

As one of the most experienced and well-established emergency services in the world, the Emergency Service (ES) at Ryan Hospital offers an unsurpassed level of care that ensures patients have the best chance possible for survival and recovery.

We function as an advanced trauma and diagnostic center, similar to advanced human emergency centers, providing life saving care throughout the day and night, seven days a week, 365 days per year.

  • Clinical Expertise

    Our world-renowned faculty and staff are pioneers in research on trauma, shock, and other emergency conditions and have written numerous articles and textbooks in the field of emergency and critical care medicine.  This cutting edge knowledge guarantees that the most up-to-date and advanced treatments are provided for our patients.

    We have a permanent staff of five clinicians, all board-certified in veterinary emergency and critical care, who are responsible for the oversight and management of the patients treated in the emergency room.

    Since we are a teaching hospital, your pet may also be cared for by a resident or intern, doctors who are receiving advanced training in the field of emergency and critical care medicine.  Fourth year veterinary students are another facet of your pet’s care-giving team.

  • Experienced support staff

    The emergency service technical staff consists of full-time experienced certified veterinary technicians along with a staff of part-time certified technicians. Two of our technicians are specialty certified in the area of veterinary emergency and critical nursing.  Our technicians are an integral part of our emergency and critical care team.

  • Access to Other Specialists

    Emergency Service patients have access to the entire expertise of Penn Vet specialists.  Consultations about your pet’s medical condition  and hospital admission to the internal medicine, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, radiation oncology, dentistry, anesthesia, pediatrics and medical genetics, radiology, and behavior departments can be arranged through ES.  Using a team approach to veterinary medicine, we work together to ensure that your pet receives the specialized medical care it needs.

  • Advanced therapy and monitoring capabilities
    • Diagnostic imaging modalities, including digital radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), MRI, and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning are available seven days a week (ultrasound, CT and MRI are available during the day, radiographs can be taken 24 hours per day)
    • State-of-the-art blood gas analyzer, blood coagulation analyzer, and blood typing and cross-matching capability allows for STAT blood testing
    • Full blood work, including complete blood count, serum chemistry panel, snap cPLI, snap fPLI
    • Non invasive monitoring including oscillometric or Doppler systemic blood pressure, pulse oximetry and EKG as well as invasive hemodynamic monitoring such as direct arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure, and pulmonary artery catheterization
    • FAST or Focal Assement with Sonography for Trauma- allows quick ultrasound evaluation of body cavities to look for the abnormal accumulation of free fluid
    • Emergency surgery and endoscopy
    • Blood transfusions utilizing the regions only in-house blood bank
    • Oxygen therapyMechanical ventilation and advanced life support through our critical care team

     

When We Say the "Highest Level of Patient Care"...

We really mean it. Here's why:

  • Ryan Hospital was designated as a Certified Level I Facility by the Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society, indicating the highest level of patient care, based on specialist and technician staffing, emergency capabilities, equipment and instrument availability, in-patient support capabilities, continuing education programs, and facilities.
  • The Emergency Service and Intensive Care Unit are among the busiest centers of their type in the world, with annual caseloads of 9,000 and 1,200, respectively. In fact, Penn Vet's Ryan Hospital was recently verified as one the nation's first veterinary trauma centers by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC).  

Red Cross First-Aid App

Penn Vet's Dr. Deborah Mandell helped to develop the American Red Cross Pet First Aid App and serves as their national spokesperson and pet safety advisor.

Be ready for any emergency. Download this app for  your iPhone or Android device directly from the iTunes or Google Play app stores.

Referring veterinarian?

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