Dovelewis Emergency Animal Hospital

Program accomplishment - clinic Dovelewis supports the regional veterinary and pet-loving community by providing advanced Emergency, critical care and specialty services to animals in need. Dovelewis is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and serves approximately 25,000 patients annually. Dovelewis' staff of 210 employees includes many board-certified specialists, including four board-certified critical care specialists, three board-certified surgeons, two board-certified internal medicine specialists, one board-certified cardiology specialist, one board-certified dermatology specialist, two board-certified neurology specialists and six specialty board-certified veterinary technicians. Dovelewis is the only veterinary Emergency and critical care society (veccs) level 1 facility in the state of Oregon and is also accredited by the american Animal Hospital association (aaha).

Program accomplishment - stray Animal the Dovelewis stray & lost Animal program provides Emergency medical care to injured strays and lost pets found by county officers, good samaritans, and first responders. Last year, the program treated 866 animals at a total cost of $390,239. Dovelewis works with county services and local shelters but receives limited reimbursement. The program relies heavily on support from the community. Program accomplishment - wildlifethe Dovelewis wildlife program provides Emergency, stabilizing care and pain management for sick and injured wildlife found primarily by good samaritans. In the past year we cared for 664 animals at a total cost of $108,085. The patients are transferred to portland audubon for rehabilitation and release. This program is 100% donor supported.

Program accomplishment - loacker golden education program Dovelewis' online education program, atdove.org, provides practical educational resources to veterinary communities worldwide, including videos on medical procedures, continuing education lectures, training protocols, and business management discussions. Atdove.org has over 1,300 accounts with over 34,000 members.

Program accomplishment - pet loss support & veterinary well-being the Dovelewis pet loss support program helps people navigate the loss of a pet through free weekly support group meetings, regular memorial workshops, remembrance services, and more. The program also provides well-being support for veterinary professionals given their increased risk of compassion fatigue and burnout.

Program accomplishment - velvet financial assistanceover 1,800 Hospital clients received financial aid through the Dovelewis velvet assistance fund. This donor-supported fund offers aid to qualifying low-income clients to help cover the cost of Emergency medical treatment or humane euthanasia. A division of the velvet assistance fund, the charlie fund offers aid in qualifying cases of Animal abuse. This year, the program awarded a total of $317,701.

Program accomplishment - blood bank the Dovelewis blood bank is one of the largest non-profit volunteer-based Animal blood banks in the pacific northwest. There are approximately 104 active volunteer canine donors and 38 active feline donors in the program. This year, Dovelewis used 374 units of blood to treat patients and supplied 186 units of blood to different Animal hospitals.

Program accomplishment - portland area canine therapy teamsthe portland area canine therapy teams (pactt) brings canine-assisted therapy to local communities. 87 certified teams provided more than 12,400 community service hours in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, long-term and skilled care facilities, physical rehabilitation clinics, residential treatment centers, behavioral healthcare facilities, hospice, schools, libraries, courtrooms, on-location crisis response, the portland airport, and more.