Hammocks Veterinary Hospital, Inc. is a top accredited AAHA Hospital.  We follow all guidelines issued by the AAHA and are inspected to ensure compliance.

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is an international association of more than 17,000 veterinary care providers who treat companion animals. Established in 1933, AAHA is well known among veterinarians and pet owners for its standards for hospitals and pet health care. Over 2,800 veterinary hospitals voluntarily participate in the AAHA hospital evaluation program. Trained consultants regularly visit these hospitals to ensure compliance with AAHA's standards for services and facilities. Individual veterinarians can also be members of AAHA. These affiliate members subscribe to the same general principles as hospital members but do not participate in AAHA hospital evaluations.

AAHA reminds pet owners that they can help pets live healthier and longer lives by taking their pets to the veterinarian for annual physical exams, vaccinations, and dental care as well as providing pets with fresh water, a balanced diet, and exercise.

Hospitals that are accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) meet high veterinary care standards. Each hospital voluntarily completes a detailed evaluation of its services and equipment. Then a trained practice consultant thoroughly inspects the hospital to make sure it meets AAHA's high standards in the areas of:

     • emergency services
     • surgery and anesthesia
     • radiology services
     • pathology services
     • nursing care
     • pharmacy
     • dentistry
     • examination facilities
     • pet medical records
     • medical library
     • housekeeping and maintenance

Less than 18 percent of the small animal veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada are accredited AAHA members.

Did You Know That Veterinarians Are Highly Educated And Are Much Like 21 Human Doctors Rolled Into One?

In your lifetime, there are 21 different doctors who can or will take YOU from birth to death: the obstetrician, pediatrician, orthodontist, endodontist, internist, surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist, gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychiatrist, urologist, neurologist, psychoanalyst, metabolist, oncologist, dietician, cardiologist, geriatrist, and pathologist. Veterinarians need to know about all these areas of animal medicine.

Did you ever stop to think about veterinarians and what they need to know in order to take care of YOUR PET? Unfortunately, some people still believe veterinary medicine to be an almost vocational trade, something learned on the farm. The reality is that a veterinarian is a highly educated person, skilled in preventing, diagnosing, and treating animal health problems.

Veterinarians earn a four-year undergraduate degree before applying to veterinary school. Once accepted, veterinarians earn a four-year doctor of veterinary medicine degree. After graduation, veterinarians are licensed by the state where they practice medicine. Ongoing education is a big part of most veterinarians' careers. In fact, more than half of the states in the U.S. require continuing education as part of the re-licensing process.