AAHA Accredited
The Standard of Veterinary Excellence
The American Animal Hospital Association is the only organization that accredits animal hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. Only about 12% of animal hospitals are accredited. These hospitals voluntarily choose to be evaluated on over 900 standards of veterinary excellence, above and beyond standard state licensing requirements. Veterinary hospitals accredited by AAHA must demonstrate an exceptional level of medical care and client service and they are re-evaluated every three years to make sure they are keeping up with industry updates.
Some of the areas that AAHA evaluates include:
Anesthesia
Client Service
Contagious Disease
Dentistry
Emergency Care
Facility Maintenance
Medical Records
Pain Management
Patient Care
Surgery
Referral Standards
Continuing Education
Diagnostic Imaging
Leadership
Pet Prescriptions
Safety

