Company Profile
Bradenton Veterinary Hospital
Company Overview
Bradenton Veterinary Hospital is over 70 years old and is also brand new. Dr. Laurel Logas purchased the practice in August 2011.We moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in 2016 that houses our fast-paced, four doctor hospital, with a practice of excellence philosophy, is expanding to five doctors. We offer separate surgery and dental suites, digital radiology (DR), digital dental radiology, ultrasound, therapy laser, radio surgery, video otoscope, high speed dental equipment, isoflurane/sevoflurane, chemistry and CBC analyzers, tono pen, IV fluid pumps, pulse oximeters, ekg monitors, end tidal CO2, patient warming system, blood pressure monitors and Avimark computerized records. We have doctors with special interest in dentistry and advanced surgery. People are the most important asset here: veterinarians, support staff and clients celebrating their love of pets. The Bradenton area, situated on Florida’s Sun Coast, offers world class powdery white sand beaches, access to state parks, the De Soto National Memorial, Manatee Players Theater, the South Florida Museum, Art Center Manatee, two public universities, a private university, a private college of art and design, two technical colleges and the world famous IMG Academy. Bradenton is the winter home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and their Class A affiliate, Bradenton Marauders. Bradenton is only 10 miles from Sarasota. The culturally sophisticated cities of St. Petersburg and Tampa are nearby (25 miles and 45 miles respectively). Bradenton is the county seat and largest city in Manatee County. Manatee County has grown by over 50,000 people in the last seven years.
Company History
The History of Bradenton Veterinary Hospital
Bradenton Veterinary Hospital was founded in 1947 by Dr. Walter France as Bradenton Small Animal Hospital. Dr. France, who was a World War I veteran, started the practice near the close of the second war to end all wars. Initially Bradenton Small Animal Hospital was a mixed animal practice. Dr. France sold the practice to Dr. Clair Butler and his wife Edith in 1957.
Dr. Butler steered the practice for the next 54 years! Later in his career, Dr. Butler saw potential in caring for pets. After limiting the practice to pet care, he quickly needed to add an addition to the building. Under Dr. Butler’s guidance Bradenton Small Animal Hospital became one of the busiest two-doctor practices in the Bradenton area.
In 2011 he sold the practice to Dr. Laurel Logas. Dr. Logas modernized the medical care introducing digital full body and dental x-rays, incorporating pain management, adding a modern laboratory and computers to the practice. She brought modern dentistry to the practice. Dr. Logas changed the name to Bradenton Veterinary Hospital in 2011 with the understanding that most people who love pets no longer called them animals. Instead, they consider pets as part of their family.
Dr. Logas rehabbed the original facility while preparing to build a new larger one to better serve pets and their owners. In July 2014 Dr. Logas broke ground on the new facility. BVH moved into a new 7,000 square foot facility, built on the hospital's parking lot, in 2016. Dr Logas grew the practice to four veterinarians. The practice is currently staffed by four full-time veterinarians and currently is adding a fifth with hopes of adding a sixth within the next two years.
In 2017 BVH earned the status of being certified as a “Cat Friendly Practice” by the Association of Feline Practitioners. The practice currently is positioning itself as the Advanced Veterinary Surgery and Dentistry Center for the Suncoast of Florida.
Benefits
BVH offers veterinarians a four-and-a-half-day workweek. BVH supports veterinarians professional growth with a continuing education stipend and time off. Veterinarians are paid on a salary plus production bonus format. BVH encourages veterinarians to grow with us by bringing new ideas and establishing new services such as stem cell treatment, acupuncture, herbal medicine, rehabilitation, and reproductive services.