The Animal Medical Center

TO OPERATE AN INSTITUTE FOR VETERINARY EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY CARE, CLINICAL RESEARCH AND CHARITY CARE FOR COMPANION ANIMALS IN NEW YORK CITY.

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY CAREIN 2021, AMC ACCOMMODATED 59,565 PATIENT VISITS ACROSS ITS 20+ SPECIALTIES AND SERVICES, MAKING IT THE BUSIEST YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL'S 111-YEAR HISTORY. THIS RECORD-BREAKING YEAR INCLUDED 22,109 VISITS TO AMC'S 24/7 EMERGENCY ROOM, THE ONLY LEVEL 1 VETERINARY TRAUMA CENTER IN THE TRI-STATE AREA AND ONE OF THE BUSIEST ANIMAL EMERGENCY ROOMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR VETERINARY CARE AT AMC REFLECTS AN INDUSTRY-WIDE TREND SPURRED BY THE PANDEMIC BOOM IN PET OWNERSHIP AND GROWING STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND.FOUNDED IN 1910, THE STEPHEN & CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER (AMC) IS A NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC VETERINARY HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND COLLABORATIVE CARE TO ANIMALS AND TO LEADING THE ADVANCEMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE THROUGH CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. AMC HAS A CLINICAL STAFF OF 354, INCLUDING 52 SENIOR VETERINARIANS, WHOSE COMBINED EXPERTISE COVERS MORE THAN 20 SPECIALTIES AND SERVICES. HOUSED IN THE ELMER AND MAMDOUHA BOBST HOSPITAL ON EAST 62ND STREET IN NEW YORK CITY AND OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, AMC IS THE LARGEST AND BUSIEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY VOLUME AND DIVERSITY OF MEDICAL CASES. IN 2021, THE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER RECORDED 59,565 PATIENT VISITS.CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND NAME CHANGEIN SEPTEMBER 2021, AMC RECEIVED A TRANSFORMATIONAL $25 MILLION GIFT FROM STEPHEN AND CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN IN SUPPORT OF OUR "GIFT OF LOVE" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, RENAMING THE HOSPITAL THE STEPHEN & CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER. THE "GIFT OF LOVE" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS A 37,000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING:- NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS- AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY ROOM, INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND SPECIAL CARE UNIT- A NEW OUTDOOR DOG RUN AND PARK- A RENOVATED FIRST-FLOOR LOBBY- A NEW EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE CENTERTHE BUILDING RENOVATION AND EXPANSION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH EXPECTED COMPLETION IN 2024.ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, SCHWARZMAN AMC HAS OFFERED VETERINARIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL TRAINING THROUGH THE RIGOROUS INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OF OUR ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION. THIS INVALUABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE ALLOWS VETERINARIANS TO REINFORCE, EXTEND, AND REFINE THEIR CLINICAL SKILLS AND ENHANCE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CAPABILITIES. AT THE ELMER AND MAMDOUHA BOBST HOSPITAL AT AMC WITH A CLINICAL STAFF OF 354, INCLUDING 52 SENIOR VETERINARIANS YOUNG VETERINARIANS BENEFIT FROM THE SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF AMC'S CASELOAD AND FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF VETERINARY DOCTORS WHO ARE BOARD-CERTIFIED IN MULTIPLE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES.AMC INITIATED ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN 1963, AND IT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE U.S. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, MORE THAN 2,000 VETERINARIANS HAVE COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS AT AMC. IN 2021, AMC RECEIVED 191 APPLICATIONS FOR 31 INTERNSHIP SPOTS. AMC OFFERS RESIDENCIES IN NUMEROUS SPECIALTIES INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, DENTISTRY, ONCOLOGY, SURGERY, AND EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE. EACH THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY IS INTENDED TO LEAD TO BOARD CERTIFICATION. IN 2021, AMC HAD 36 RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR THREE-YEAR CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE DIRECT GUIDANCE OF EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STAFF. EACH AMC RESIDENT PLANS AND EXECUTES A RESEARCH PROJECT LEADING TO A SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER-REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION. BECAUSE AMC IS A MEMBER OF NEW YORK'S EXTENSIVE BIOMEDICAL COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH SEVERAL PROMINENT HUMAN MEDICAL CENTERS, INCLUDING NYU LANGONE HEALTH, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, AND THE ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI. THE CANCER INSTITUTE AT THE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER THE CANCER INSTITUTE AT THE STEPHEN & CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER, FOUNDED IN 2015 WITH A GIFT FROM ELAINE AND KENNETH LANGONE, IS MODELED AFTER THE MOST PROGRESSIVE, PATIENT-CENTERED HUMAN CANCER HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. IT ENCOMPASSES THREE SERVICES: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY, AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE INSTITUTE TAKES AN INTEGRATIVE AND CENTRALIZED APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE, UTILIZING THE MOST INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE, AND MINISTER TO ANIMALS WITH CANCER. ITS VISIONARY DESIGN PROVIDES AMC'S ONCOLOGY TEAM WITH THE OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS, FOCUS ON EARLY DETECTION, ENHANCE OUTCOMES, AND WORK TOWARD A CURE FOR CANCER THROUGH ADVANCED RESEARCH. IN 2021, THE CANCER INSTITUTE RECORDED 5,409 PATIENT VISITS BY 1,280 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. EMILIA SAINT-AMAND KRIMENDAHL INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA CARE THE EMILIA SAINT-AMAND KRIMENDAHL INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA CARE IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND EXPERT CARE FOR PETS THAT NEED EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL ASSISTANCE. AMC IS THE ONLY VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE SOCIETY (VECCS) LEVEL 1 FACILITY IN NEW YORK CITY AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW AROUND THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN PROVIDE TOTAL CARE FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SMALL ANIMAL TRAUMA PATIENT. AMC IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO MANAGE LIFE-THREATENING TRAUMATIC INJURIES AND IS STAFFED BY EXPERIENCED VETERINARIANS WITH SPECIALTY TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. BECAUSE AMC IS BOTH A VECCS LEVEL 1 FACILITY AS WELL AS A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, OUR PATIENTS HAVE ON-SITE ACCESS TO EXPERTS IN NUMEROUS VETERINARY SPECIALTIES, TO ENSURE QUICK AND COLLABORATIVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE, IF NECESSARY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMERGENCY ROOM, OUR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) IS STAFFED BY A TEAM OF CLINICIANS WHO WORK ALONGSIDE IN-HOUSE SPECIALISTS AND REFERRING VETERINARIANS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE. BECAUSE AMC NEVER CLOSES, THE TEAM PROVIDES ROUND-THE-CLOCK MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL PETS. OF ALL THE SERVICES, EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE EXPERIENCED THE LARGEST CASELOAD IN 2021: THE ECC TEAM HANDLED 22,109 PATIENT VISITS, MORE THAN A THIRD OF ALL AMC CASES AND AN INCREASE OF 28% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. THE TINA SANTI FLAHERTY REHABILITATION & FITNESS SERVICETHE TINA SANTI FLAHERTY REHABILITATION & FITNESS SERVICE TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HELP PATIENTS ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. WITH A DIVERSE AND CUTTING-EDGE ARRAY OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AND MODALITIES, THE TINA SANTI FLAHERTY REHABILITATION & FITNESS SERVICE IS ABLE TO TREAT A WIDE RANGE OF CASES, FROM ROUTINE POST-OPERATIVE CARE TO ADVANCED ORTHOTICS/PROSTHETICS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE. IN 2021, THE SERVICE ACCOMMODATED 3,883 PATIENT VISITS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY FUNDS & COMPASSIONATE PROGRAMSSCHWARZMAN AMC'S CHARITABLE PROGRAMS LIE AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE PROFOUND CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, AMC PROVIDED OVER $4.5 MILLION IN FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE IN 2021. THIS BENEFITTED 533 COMPANION ANIMALS THAT RECEIVED NEARLY $1.7 MILLION IN FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE THROUGH OUR 13 COMMUNITY FUNDS, SUCH AS THE EMMA AND GEORGINA BLOOMBERG AMC TO THE RESCUE FUND, THE FRANK V.D. LLOYD FUND FOR GUIDE DOGS, SENIOR ANIMAL VETERINARY EFFORT (SAVE), AND CHARLIE'S PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND. OUR CHARITABLE CARE ALSO INCLUDED ASSISTANCE TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, DISCOUNTS TO THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CARE OF STRAY ANIMALS LEFT IN AMC'S CUSTODY. SOCIAL WORK & PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUPAMC'S STAFF SOCIAL WORKER JUDITH HARBOUR, LCSW PROVIDED SUPPORT TO VETERINARY STAFF AND CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WITH VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND COUNSELING SERVICES. IN 2021, AMC SUPPORTED 585 PET OWNERS THROUGH OUR PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP VIRTUALLY. MS. HARBOUR ALSO CREATED AND MANAGES A QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE FOR AMC'S VETERINARY STAFF BY INCORPORATING WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND COPING STRATEGIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED, COMPASSIONATE, AND COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND ELEVATE PATIENT CARE AND CLIENT SERVICES.USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATIONTHE USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION AIMS TO BE THE LEADING PROVIDER OF PET HEALTH INFORMATION, WITH THE GOALS OF DEEPENING THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF GENERAL ANIMAL HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND GENERAL WELLNESS; RAISING AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CONCERNS; AND PROMOTING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. WITH SCHWARZMAN AMC'S STAFF OF MORE THAN 100 DOCTORS AND THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM 112 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, THE USDAN INSTITUTE IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DELIVER THE MOST RELIABLE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT PET HEALTH, NOT ONLY TO THOSE IN NEW YORK CITY BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.THROUGHOUT 2021, THE INSTITUTE CONTINUED ITS POPULAR MONTHLY PET HEALTH EVENT SERIES VIRTUALLY. TOPICS INCLUDED:- BONDING WITH YOUR DOG: OVERCOME TRAINING CHALLENGES BY STRENGTHENING YOUR RELATIONSHIP- DENTAL DISEASE: GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM- WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OBESITY- TRAVEL AND SUMMER SAFETY- MEDICAL MYTHBUSTERS: CANINE EDITION!- HOME ALONE: HELPING DOGS ADJUST AS WE RETURN TO THE OFFICE- NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR BLADDER AND PROSTATE CANCER IN PETS- RED EYES IN PETS: CAUSES AND TREATMENTSTHE POPULAR AMC VET CAMP: ONLINE, DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN AGES 8-10 TO PRACTICING VETERINARIANS, WHO SHOW THEM HOW THEY CARE FOR ANIMALS, HELD ITS FIRST 2021 SESSION IN FEBRUARY DURING THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MID-WINTER BREAK. THE SECOND SESSION WAS HELD JULY 12-16 AND THE THIRD ON AUGUST 9-13. THE WEEK-LONG CAMP SESSION IS HOSTED ON ZOOM, AND EACH DAY FOCUSES ON A NEW TOPIC AND INCLUDES A FUN ACTIVITY THAT A CHILD CAN DO AT HOME. A DOWNLOADABLE CHILDREN'S RESOURCE SERIES IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE AMC WEBSITE AT WWW.AMCNY.ORG/RESOURCESFORCHILDREN.A USER-FRIENDLY PET HEALTH LIBRARY WAS LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY ON THE AMC WEBSITE AT WWW.AMCNY.ORG/PET-HEALTH-LIBRARY. THIS RESOURCE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON COMMONLY SEARCHED AND FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION TIPS, AND DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES. ALL CONTENT IS VERIFIED BY AMC EXPERTS AND UPDATED WEEKLY.ASK THE VET, A ONE-HOUR TALK SHOW HEARD MONTHLY ON SIRIUSXM STARS CHANNEL 109, WHICH INVITES LISTENERS TO CALL IN WITH QUESTIONS, BECAME AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS IN MARCH.ON JUNE 16, THE ONLINE ANIMAL LOVERS BOOK CLUB DEBUTED WITH A CONVERSATION WITH "CBS SUNDAY MORNING" NEWS CORRESPONDENT, MARTHA TEICHNER, AUTHOR OF WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. ON DECEMBER 8, CRAIG GROSSI DISCUSSED HIS BOOK, CRAIG & FRED: A MARINE, A STRAY DOG, AND HOW THEY RESCUED EACH OTHER, ABOUT HOW A STRAY DOG AND A U.S. MARINE MET UNDER THE UNLIKELIEST CIRCUMSTANCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND CHANGED EACH OTHER'S LIVES.

RESEARCH - THE CASPARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH IS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF THE SCHWARZMAN AMC FOUNDING MISSION. AMC IS PROUD TO ADVANCE VETERINARY MEDICINE BY PIONEERING NEW DISCOVERIES AND PROGRESSIVE TREATMENTS. THROUGH OUR CASPARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AMC VETERINARIANS WORK TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF DISEASES, TO DEVELOP PREVENTIVE MEASURES, AND ULTIMATELY TO FIND CURES. AMC DOCTORS CONDUCT CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF NATURALLY OCCURRING DISEASES IN PETS, OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS STUDYING THE SAME ILLNESSES IN HUMANS, TO ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSES, ADVANCE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS, AND PREVENT DISEASE IN ANIMALS AND HUMANS ALIKE. IN 2021, AMC VETERINARIANS, COVERING 11 SPECIALTY SERVICES, PUBLISHED MORE THAN 40 PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH STUDIES. SIX VETERINARIANS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO CHAPTERS IN TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED IN 2021. IN ADDITION, AMC VETERINARIANS CONDUCTED CLINICAL TRIALS IN FOUR AREAS: CARDIOLOGY, INTEGRATIVE & REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY/INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPY, AND ONCOLOGY. THESE TRIALS INCLUDED: EVALUATION OF AN ORAL NITRATE MEDICATION ADDED TO CONVENTIONAL THERAPY TO TREAT CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN DOGS WITH MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; INVESTIGATIONAL STUDY ON HOME EXERCISE PLANS FOR DOGS RECOVERING FROM TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY (TPLO) SURGERY; INVESTIGATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE CALLED ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) AND ENDOSCOPIC BILIARY STENTING TO TREAT BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION IN DOGS AND CATS; AND A PILOT STUDY OF RESINIFERATOXIN ADMINISTERED INTO THE BLADDER TO MANAGE LOWER URINARY TRACT DISCOMFORT IN DOGS WITH BLADDER TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA.