Welcome to the London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital

Welcome to the London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital - a state of the art emergency and referral hospital. While your primary care veterinarian is always your first point of contact when an emergency arises, we are here and available to see you and your pet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital is pleased to provide Emergency, Surgery, & Rehabilitation, Dentistry, Internal Medicine and Neurology services to the Greater London area and Southwestern Ontario.

The London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital provides specialty care and 24/7 emergency services for pet owners in London, and throughout Southwestern Ontario. Formerly known as the Veterinary Emergency Clinic (VEC), the practice began in London in 1981, and moved to our current location in 1991. Since its creation, the clinic has been dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate medical care when family veterinarians are not available. The transition from an after-hours and weekend emergency service to a 24/7 operation was made in 2011 in order to provide a more continuous and advanced level of care.

The Surgical Referral Service began operating out of the facility in 1996, with dogs and cats being referred from a wide region for specialized surgical procedures. In 2012, the Rehabilitation Therapy Unit was created to provide care for pets recovering from injury, disease and surgical procedures.

The founding emergency and surgical practices have recently worked together on a major expansion and renovation of the facility, and on creating an organization capable of providing intensive and specialized care to pets from throughout Southwestern Ontario. In the coming years, London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital will continue to grow with the addition of new services to better serve the needs of our patients, their owners, and their family veterinarians.

Our Mission Statement
The London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital is dedicated to providing a medically current, high standard of care in a professional, respectful, and compassionate manner. We practice a team approach to patient care, emphasizing the importance of communications between our patients’ families, their referring veterinary teams, and our staff in a supportive, respectful and honest professional relationship to provide seamless continuity of care.