Can someone tell me how many animal hospitals there are in the US?

Hello again Jess05,

According to my research there are between 20,000 and 23,000 animal
hospitals in the United States.


?Veterinarians in companion animal medicine provide services in 20,000
animal hospitals or clinics.?

Eckerd College: Veterinary Medicine
http://www.eckerd.edu/academics/nas/premed/vetmed.htm

Vault.com
http://www.vault.com/nr/occ_profiles.jsp?product_id=533&p=1&ht_type=11


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According to Jack Stephens, DVM, founder and CEO of Veterinary Pet
Insurance, there are 23,000 animal hospitals in the United States.

Veterinary Practice News:  January 23, 2002
http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=11971&cid=3878&search=


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22,500 animal hospitals and clinics in existence during the early 2000s

?The veterinary services industry is responsible for the care and
treatment of companion animals (pets), sport animals (e.g.,
racehorses), and some livestock, as well as the protection of the
public from exposure to animal diseases such as rabies. These services
are generally performed by more than 58,000 licensed veterinarians in
the United States, often within the confines of one of the roughly
22,500 animal hospitals and clinics in existence during the early
2000s.?

Reference for Business
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/industries/Agriculture-Forestry-Fishing/Veterinary-Services-for-Animal-Specialties.html


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Search terms:
"15000..50000 animal hospitals"
"18000..30000 pet OR animal hospitals

I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Thank you bobbie7 for the information.