About Veterinary Specialty Practice Alliance

The Veterinary Specialty Practice Alliance (VSPA), established in 1999, is a not-for-profit association representing veterinary specialty and emergency hospitals working in private practice throughout the United States. Membership includes owners, administrators and doctors of these facilities. The VSPA is a collective voice for issues related to specialty veterinary medicine that includes the sharing of best practices related to hospital management and patient care.

Vision:

To ensure sustainability and prosperity of independently owned veterinary specialty hospitals.

Mission:

To nourish leadership and optimize organizational health within independently owned emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals; utilizing the development of relationships, benchmarks, and shared innovations.

Values: 

• Camaraderie
• Education
• Collaboration
• Catenation
• Trust

The purpose of the VSPA is to be leaders in and advance the delivery of specialty veterinary services. The VSPA is a defined membership of privately owned, independent, veterinary specialty, and emergency hospitals where members actively participate in creating benchmarks and tools through communication and collaboration.

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VSPA Conferences:

      Virtual LIVE 2020 Conference November 11th – 14th, 2020

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VSPA Executive Board

Danielle Russ, LVT, BS, BA, BS – President

Tara Britt, DVM, DACVR – Vice President

Emily Wu – Treasurer

Karen Reynhout, DVM – Secretary

Jack Henderson – Officer at Large

Jayde Quigley, MBA, CVT, CVPM – Immediate Past President

Pam Stevenson, CVPM – Executive Director