Purdue University to get new veterinary hospitalMay 1, 2019Pending formal approval, Purdue University is set to move ahead with the construction of a new Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The $108-million project will comprise small- and large-animal facilities, including new hospitals for equine and farm-animal patients. The current small-animal hospital will be renovated to modernize its facilities. "With this support, we can say Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine's dream of having a new state-of-the-art hospital facility will become a reality," says its dean, Willie Reed. Purdue has committed $35 million to the project and Indiana recently approved a $73-million appropriation. Currently, the facility serves more than: 16,400 patients through the small-animal hospital; 1,800 patients in the large-animal hospital; and 23,000 food animals and horses through on-farm visits conducted by the Food Animal and Equine Ambulatory Services.
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UC Davis plans to improve Vet Med CenterOctober 19, 2017University of California, Davis announced plans to raise $115 million to update and improve three areas of its Veterinary Medical Center (VMC): the Livestock and Field Service Center, the Equine Performance Center, and the All-Species Imaging Center. This campaign, Leading the Way, marks the first phase in a long-term plan to transform the VMC. According to the university, its veterinary teaching hospital is overdue for an update. Opened in 1970 to serve 3,000 patients per year, the hospital now sees more than 50,000 patients annually. Space, layout, and capacity constraints are a problem, as is the speed at which clients receive care. "… Let's take some much-needed next steps, ones that ensure that UC Davis will continue to offer world-class care and an unbeatable education for students with a comprehensive veterinary medical center that builds on UC Davis' strengths and reinforces our role as a world leader," said Gary May, UC Davis chancellor. The university already has raised $67 million—more than half of the campaign goal—prior to the announcement. Davis' first phase The Livestock and Field Service Center will become the first patient-service area to come online. Upgrades and modifications will improve student and clinician …
LSU seeks horses with gastric ulcersMay 23, 2016The Louisiana State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is seeking horses with gastric ulcers to take part in a study evaluating a new investigational drug. The study is expected to last four to six weeks.
