Banfield Advances Preventive Healthcare by Enrolling its 2 Millionth Pet on an Optimum Wellness Plan

 

PORTLAND, Ore. ─September 2007─ Banfield, The Pet Hospital®, the nation’s largest private veterinary practice, announced this week that its 2 millionth Pet has been placed on an Optimum Wellness Plan®. Sandy, a 2-month old female Chihuahua from Sun City, CA is Banfield’s 2 millionth family-member. In recognition of this fete, Banfield will give Sandy a Optimum Wellness Plan for life!

 

Wellness Plans are packages of services, such as yearly vaccines, twice yearly comprehensive exams and other maintenance needs to keep your Pet healthy. There are plans for puppies and kittens as well as adult pets. Each plan offers several different levels of medical care, depending on the needs of the patient.

 

"At Banfield, we are committed to making life better for Pets and their families. Our Optimum Wellness Plans are the cornerstone of our Practice, allowing Pets to get the preventive care they need to stay healthy and live long lives. Wellness Plans remove the cost barrier that prevents many Pets from receiving the care they need and their families want” said Karen Johnson, DVM, Vice President and Client Advocacy for Banfield, The Pet Hospital®. “Some of the benefits Wellness Plans clients receive include free office visits, discounts between 5 and 20% for non wellness plans services and regularly scheduled twice yearly comprehensive exam. Optimum Wellness plans make it easy to proactively care for Pets, preventing problems before they arise, so Pets can live longer, healthier lives."

 

Banfield is an evidenced-based practice committed to meeting our goal of helping Pets live 25% longer. We ensure this through high-quality veterinary medicine delivered by carefully selected licensed veterinarians and loving team members, in state-of-the-art hospitals. Please call (800) 768-8858 to find your nearest Banfield.

 
 

Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1955, Banfield has become the largest Pet general veterinary practice in the world, with more than 600 quality veterinary hospitals in many neighborhoods across the U.S., in the U.K. and in Mexico. More than 1000 veterinarians at Banfield are committed to giving Pets the same level of care that their human family members receive. Banfield hospitals offer a full-range of comprehensive, medical services, computerized medical records, Pet preventive care plans, extended operating hours, and is the only veterinary practice in the world with an extensive quality assurance program. Banfield, The Pet Hospital helps extend the lives of millions of Pets each year.