AAHA Accredited Animal Hospital

BENEFITS OF AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) measures Santa Monica Pet Medical Center Avondaagainst the most rigorous published standards in the veterinary industry. AAHA was founded in 1933 and is the only association that provides voluntary accreditation to companion animal hospitals. Santa Monica Pet Medical Center is one of approximately 3,000 traditional hospitals and numerous referral hospitals in the United States and Canada that are AAHA-accredited and have made a commitment to meeting the highest standards of veterinary care.

The AAHA Standards of Accreditation are widely used as benchmarks to measure excellence in veterinary medicine. Our hospital has been successfully evaluated by an AAHA practice consultant on approximately 900 standards that directly correlate to the care we are providing your pet. The standards are periodically reviewed and updated to ensure they remain consistent with changes in veterinary medicine and technology. To be accredited by AAHA, our hospital must demonstrate an exceptional level of medical care and client service. AAHA's standards cover every aspect of our hospital to assure your satisfaction with the level of care both you and your pet receives.

Here are a few examples of how AAHA's standards impact you and your pet. The standards require us to provide diagnostic services (x-ray and laboratory) so that we can quickly and accurately diagnose your pet. Not only that, but because we have an onsite pharmacy (another standards area), we can begin treatment immediately. AAHA standards also require that medical records be thorough and complete which helps us better understand your pet's medical history and how past health issues might be impacting their current medical status. We are proud to be an AAHA-accredited practice and believe this helps keep us on the leading edge of veterinary medicine and focused on continuous improvement to assure we can offer the quality and range of services you expect and deserve for your pet.

Choosing an AAHA-accredited hospital for your pet's medical care assures you that Santa Monica Pet Medical Cent has the team, equipment, medical procedures and facilities that AAHA believes are important for the delivery of high quality veterinary care. To maintain our accredited status and to make sure we are keeping up with industry updates, we are evaluated very three years. For more information about pet health care or AAHA accreditation, feel free to visit www.healthypet.com.