Harden Ranch Veterinary Hospital in Salinas Prescribes Wellness Plans
to Keep Pets Healthier While Lowering Costs
(PRWEB) October 18, 2004
??Wellness plans represent a radical shift in veterinary care,?? says Dr. Jeff Hogans. ??First and foremost, they put the focus on keeping pets healthy in the first place, which results in fewer emergency and critical care situations down the road. This alone will lower the healthcare costs for a pet dramatically over the course of its life.??
Dr. Hogans explains that wellness plans allow clients to purchase a pre-determined menu of veterinary services, such as vaccinations, seasonal pest control, and preventive check-ups. Because these are purchased as a package, the cost for the total suite of services can be reduced, due to lower administered costs needed to deliver the services. Typically, wellness plans also offer a flat discount on all other services, such as for emergency treatments.
??It is so important that pet owners make a commitment to preventive care for their pets,?? says Dr. Hogans. ??Just vaccinating, preventing fleas and ticks, and working to keep a pet healthy in the first place will have a tremendous impact on a pet??s health and well-being,?? he says. ??The fact that it also lowers the cost of providing healthcare to a pet is a wonderful side benefit.??
Dr. Hogans is quick to point out that wellness plans differ significantly from pet insurance plans.
??Many pet owners have looked into pet insurance, but they quickly realize that it is primarily geared towards the care of sick and injured animals and not necessarily towards preventive care. Pet health insurance can be an important tool for dealing with catastrophic health issues, but it simply isn??t designed with preventive care in mind,?? he says. ??
Dr. Hogans partnered with PrePaid Vet, a national leader in wellness plan development, to bring these new services to the Salinas area. PrePaid Vet has gained a national reputation by enabling leading veterinary practices to offer clients wellness plans that beat competing preventive care and insurance products on both the number and type of services covered and on price. While typical wellness and insurance plans offer ??one size fits all?? pricing structures and coverage menus, PrePaid Vet helps participating doctors design their own plan with their own pricing and service packages to fit the needs of their client base and their own regional clinical and veterinary health issues.
??We talked to countless veterinarians when designing PrePaid Vet,?? said Executive Partner Jay Van Zandt. ??Over and over doctors reminded us that they need to be able to offer service and fee menus that reflect regional pet health issues and local economic factors. So that??s what we designed.??
Harden Ranch Veterinary Hospital was built in 1993. It received a national merit award for hospital design in 1994 from Veterinary Economics Magazine (an international publication). It is also a full-service hospital, providing a wide range of convenient services to meet the needs of pet owners. The hospital has sophisticated diagnostic equipment, an on-site laboratory, a fully equipped surgical suite, and intensive care and isolation areas.
Dr. Hogans?? hospital offers immunizations and wellness care, behavioral care, emergency and critical care, boarding, bathing and grooming, dental and internal medicine, ultrasound, radiology, internal medicine, specialized surgery and nutritional counseling. The hospital is located at 1770 N. Main Street in Salinas, but the practice will be moving to a new state-of-the-art facility in November at 27 San Juan Grade Rd in Salinas. Dr. Hogans can be reached by telephone at (831) 443-8387, and has a comprehensive website at http://www.hardenvet.petplace.com.
For more information about PrePaid Vet you can contact Executive Partner Jay Van Zandt at (817)483-4422 or jay@prepaidvet.com .
Quick Facts:
There are presently more than 61 million dogs and 69 million cats in the U.S. More than 30 species of birds are commonly kept as pets in the United States. More than 60 percent of U.S. households (58.2 million) own a cat or dog. More than 91 percent of pet owners take their dogs and cats to the veterinarian for vaccination and preventive care. There are more than 30,000 small animal veterinarians and more than 15,000 small animal veterinary practices in the United States. Americans spend more than $ 30 BILLION per year on their pets, most of this going toward veterinary care.
Sources: the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.
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