Treatment Management history

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In 1980, more than 90 percent of graduating veterinarians were male and most owned their own practice.

Beginning in 1986, Banfield hired a research company, Bardsley & Neidhart Inc., to call and survey 200 of its clients monthly and about 350 once a year.

1990: Banfield moves into a new 6,600-square-foot hospital across the street from the original hospital.

In the summer of 1995, Vetsmart Pet Hospital introduced its own Optimum Wellness Plan.

According to a survey of small animal veterinarians published in the July issue of DVM Newsmagazine, the average amount pet owners spent before deciding to end a pet's treatment or choose euthanasia was $576 in 1997.

1998: Banfield begins to franchise its hospitals in PETsMART stores to individual veterinarians.

By 2001, Banfield's 260 hospitals were caring for 60,000 pets each week.

By early 2002, its hospitals and Wellness Clinics had increased to number more than 300 in 38 states, making it the largest veterinary practice in the world.

Construction began on the new hospital, located in Pomona, California, in 2003.