A suburban Philadelphia veterinary hospital has opened neurology and dermatology departments and added 14 exam rooms as part of an 18,000-square-foot expansion.
Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is a 24-hour emergency, specialty and general practice employing 35 veterinarians on a total staff of 140. The hospital, founded in 1975, more than tripled in size from 7,000 square feet.
Hospital co-owner Dr. Robert Mankowski examines a cat in one of the 14 new exam rooms.
“This expansion allows us to help even more animals and play an even bigger role in South Jersey,” said hospital co-owner Robert Mankowski, VMD.
The makeover includes the addition of a neurology department headed by Philip Cohen, VMD, and a dermatology department led by Fiona Lee, VMD, MBA, DACVD.
Among other highlights:
- A rehabilitation and pain management department that includes an underwater treadmill, electrical stimulation treatments and low-level laser therapy.
- Four additional surgical suites, for a total of six.
- A dedicated intensive care unit.
- CT and MRI technology.
- An expanded lobby featuring a 385-gallon freshwater aquarium.
- A renovated turtle pond.
- An auditorium designed for community events.
- More parking and an elevator to the second floor.
“The addition of new services and technologies allows us to provide our clients with cutting-edge treatment for their pets, both cats and dogs as well as exotics, fish and birds,” said co-owner Christopher Torre, VMD.