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PVSEC TO OPEN SOUTH HILLS
FACILITY THIS SUMMER
A
lready established as the region’s premier veterinary
medical facility, Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty
& Emergency Center, or PVSEC, will be opening a
13,000-square-foot South Hills location this summer to better
serve its burgeoning clientele.
“Initially, we’ll be offering surgery, internal medicine and off-
hour (nights, weekends and holiday) emergency services,” says
Dr. Kenton Rexford, Managing Partner. “We’ll also have part-time
ophthalmology and cardiology specialists available, with the
hope that even more services will come online as we establish
ourselves.”
While PVSEC is a regional leader in veterinary medicine, he
notes that the practice is not a substitute for your primary care
veterinarian. PVSEC provides highly specialized and emergency-
focused medical services for animals and can be thought of as a
referral-based provider.
“In human medicine, you have your primary care physician.
That’s the role of your primary care veterinarian. Sometimes,
your physician sends you to Washington Hospital or UPMC
Presbyterian for the services of a specialist,” Dr. Rexford explains.
“We’re a referral center. We offer emergency and specialty
services, not preventive care or primary care. We work in concert
with the primary care veterinarian to provide the best care
possible and best service to pet owners.”
The services that PVSEC specializes in include anesthesiology,
cardiology, critical care, dentistry, dermatology, internal
medicine, neurology, oncology (medical oncology, radiation
therapy and surgical intervention), ophthalmology, radiology,
surgery and advanced imaging (MRI, CT and fluoroscopy).
PVSEC has the region’s only veterinary specialists in small
animal dentistry, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology,
neurology, ophthalmology and radiology. All in all, 13 different
medical disciplines are represented at PVSEC, offering the most
comprehensive care for your pet.
Planning for the
South Hills PVSEC
facility began more
than five years ago,
when administrators
bought land for the
development in
Washington County
along Rt. 19 at
Meadowbrook Drive
near the Meadowlands.
“Washington County was the fastest growing county in
Pennsylvania at the time,” says Dr. Rexford. “And, even then, we
had a significant number of clients coming from Mt. Lebanon
and Upper St. Clair. If you live in a South Hills community, you’re
essentially 15 to 20 minutes away from our North Hills location
with an easy drive up 79. We decided that going farther south
was the best way to serve even more people.”
While it won’t be as large as its North Hills counterpart,
PVSEC South was purposefully designed to grow, with room
for expansion built into the design. Initially slated to open mid-
summer, the season’s rainy start has set the project back several
weeks. However, the project is well underway and Dr. Rexford
feels it shouldn’t be pushed back any further on the calendar. Pet
owners seeking life-saving treatment for their furry friends will
be able to visit the facility as soon as it opens.
Because of its nature as an emergency medical center, PVSEC
offers clients three different financing optio ns so they can focus
on the care of their pets and not how they’re going to pay for it.
For more information on PVSEC, including all of the services
offered, go to the website at pvs-ec.com. You can also call at
412.366.3400 for more information.
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