Veterinarians
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As the owner of an independent specialty or emergency hospital
you are concerned about the expansion of large group or corporate ownership and its effect on the future of your hospital, the well-being of your staff, and the quality of the medical care you provide. You want your clinicians to make their own medical decisions and work alongside colleagues who’ve got each others back. Good news… VSPA, the Veterinary Specialty Practice Alliance, is looking for hospital members just like you. As a nonprofit alliance of independently owned specialty and emergency practices, the VSPA promotes prosperity and ensures the sustainability of independent veterinary practice ownership.
How we do this
We Accomplish This By
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Sharing best practices for overall high organizational health & sustainability
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Staying in touch through a dedicated channel & private Facebook group for the whole team
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Connecting with all members at our meetings hosted two times per year
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Providing members access to years worth of benchmark industry data
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Offering a space to for members to stay in the loop in our weekly drop-in Zoom chats
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Implementing a shared clinician recruiting opportunity for members
NOURISH Private Ownership & FLOURISH with Independent Referral Practices
Faq
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites independently owned specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals to connect with a peer network focused on collaboration, practice management, and sustainable growth. Member hospitals share veterinary resources, discuss operations, and problem-solve together to strengthen specialty and emergency veterinary services.
Veterinary owners, senior specialists, and hospital administrators at independent referral or emergency hospitals. These professionals value clinical autonomy, peer support, and a collaborative community that helps advance veterinary care while keeping practices privately owned.
Through member forums, conferences, and online discussions where leaders exchange best practices on staff development, scheduling, budgeting, recruiting, performance benchmarks, vendor relationships, and daily veterinary operations.
Both. The network is designed for specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals operating in private practice. It supports excellence in clinical care and strong business operations.
Members gain access to veterinary education and continuing education through conferences and online sessions. Topics include clinical innovation, case-based learning, leadership development, and strategies for team and hospital growth.
Member hospitals can share job openings, learn effective recruiting and retention strategies, and promote veterinary careers across clinical and administrative roles. The goal is to help hospitals build strong, long-term teams.
You’ll find peers discussing business strategies such as growth planning, compensation models, key performance indicators, service line expansion, and efficiency improvements. Members share tools and data that support sustainable veterinary business management.
Yes. The alliance is built around independent practices where all clinical decisions remain under the control of your doctors and leadership team. Collaboration focuses on elevating veterinary standards while maintaining autonomy.
Members share templates, vendor contacts, and proven frameworks such as onboarding checklists, training programs, marketing strategies, operations workflows, and management policies that save time and improve consistency.
Yes. The community hosts conferences that bring together veterinary owners, specialists, and administrators to exchange ideas and create actionable plans. These in-person events complement ongoing online collaboration throughout the year.
Absolutely. A key mission is helping independent hospitals remain independent by improving operations, team engagement, and financial performance through shared knowledge and collective problem-solving.
Explore the Veterinarians page, review member benefits, and request additional details. If it’s a good fit, you can connect with the community and join upcoming events to begin collaborating with peers.