VSH Fact Sheet
  • The first private, specialty hospital in the Triangle
  • The largest private, specialty, veterinary hospital in North or South Carolina
  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • Employs approximately 112 people including:
    • Cary: 75 full time /part time non doctors, 12 doctors
    • North Raleigh: 20 full time/part time non doctors, 5 doctors
  • The only private veterinary hospital in North Carolina with one of only 45 radiation oncologists in the world on staff
  • 80% of our clients have a household income of less than $75,000 a year
  • 75% of our patients come from a 25 mile radius
  • In addition to North Carolina, VSH attracts patients from Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia
  • The first veterinary hospital in North Carolina to have a linear accelerator for radiation therapy of cancer patients
  • Treats over 5000 patients a year
  • Performs 1500 major surgical procedures a year
  • Two specialists on staff who are board certified in more than one specialty; Jerry Waddle, internal medicine and medical oncology; Dave Ruslander, medical and radiation oncology
  • Offers a residency program in veterinary surgery