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Emergencies and Urgent Care

Welcome to the Emergency & Urgent Care Department at the Veterinary Medical Center

Please call for an appointment

Hours
24 hours per day / 7 days per week

Emergency: 612-625-9711

Board Certified Specialists in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care


Kelly Hall	Lisa Powell		Julie Schildt


Kelly Tart	Jeffrey Todd
Residents

Tara Sime	Elise Craft	Jennifer Hall	Katie Peterson

Staff:

Clinicians:
Kelly Hall, DVM, DACVECC
Lisa Powell, DVM, DACVECC
Julie Schildt, DVM, DACVECC
Kelly Tart, DVM, DACVECC
Jeffrey Todd, DVM, DACVECC

Residents:
Elise Craft, DVM, resident until 2012
Jennifer Hall, DVM, resident until 2013
Katie Peterson, DVM, resident until 2013
Tara Sime, DVM, resident until 2014

Supervisors:
Carrie Zeigler-Erickson, CVT, 24/7 Critical Care / Wards Supervisor
Alysia Price, CVT, Shift Supervisor

Emergency Technicians:
Monique Rambo, CVT
Sarah Edstrom, CVT
Michelle Yanta, CVT
Janet Nelson, CVT
Sara Orlando, CVT
Kelsey Brown, CVT
Lauryn Zinke, CVT

Float Staff:
Sarah Penn, CVT
Darcy Marx, CVT
Hannah Knowlan, CVT
Meara Collins, CVT
Shannon Moore, CVT
Stacy Fick, CVT
Sarah Borer, CVT
Drew Bickford, CVT
Jessica Coffey, CVT

Services:

* 24-hour emergency service
* Supportive care and initial diagnostics for emergency patients
* Critical care monitoring
* Chest tube placement
* Tracheostomy tube placement
* Pericardiocentesis
* Thoracocentesis
* 24-hour ICU monitoring/hospitalization
* Bloodwork including profile, CBC, partial coagulation panels, blood gas analysis, and crossmatching
* Radiographs
* Emergency endoscopy for foreign body retrieval
* Emergency fluoroscopy primarily for myelograms
* Emergency surgical procedures

Special Equipment:
	* Ventilator * Capnography * 02 cages * ECG/Blood pressure monitoring * Isolation

Useful Information:
	Emergency & Critical Care Services Brochure (280 kb) Please call before referring patients. Emergency Services is for emergencies only. Emergencies are defined as a medical incident or condition which, if not treated immediately, would result in long-lasting morbidity or mortality. Stable animals that need a workup will be sent home and clients instructed to make an appointment with the appropriate service. Your regular veterinarian may not be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) is. A team of caring, highly qualified clinicians is on site to give your pet the immediate care he or she needs. Call the VMC emergency number at 612-625-9711. Why the “U”? Why is the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center your best choice for emergency and critical care? The VMC offers: A team of experienced and board-certified emergency/critical care specialists A full staff of certified veterinary technicians, many with specialty credentials in emergency and critical care A fully equipped and staffed 24-hour intensive care unit with multiple temperature-controlled oxygen cages, mechanical ventilation, and continuous ECG/ blood pressure monitoring The support of the VMC’s 13 specialty services for continuing care A licensed social worker with extended hours to provide support with difficult cases A Clinical Investigation Center that provides patients access to cutting-edge research protocols for select cases Fees consistent with other regional urgent care facilities Services Supportive care and initial diagnostics for emergency patients Critical care monitoring Chest tube placement–a procedure in which a tube is inserted in the chest to remove air or fluid Tracheostomy tube placement–a procedure in which a tube is placed into the windpipe Pericardiocentesis–a procedure in which fluid is aspirated from the pericardium (the sac around the heart) Thoracocentesis–a procedure in which air or fluid is removed from the chest cavity for diagnostic or treatment purposes 24-hour ICU monitoring/hospitalization Blood work, including profiles, complete blood counts, partial coagulation panels, blood gas analysis, and cross matching, the testing performed to determine the compatibility of donated blood Digital radiographs Emergency endoscopy for foreign body retrieval Emergency fluoroscopy (live-action X-ray images), primarily for myelograms (X-ray examinations of the spinal cord) Emergency surgical procedures THE VETERINARY MEDICAL CENTER’S INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS FULLY STAFFED AND EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL CARE AROUND THE CLOCK.

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