Award presented to VCA at A Tribute to Caring
gala fundraiser
VCA Inc., the largest family of animal care providers
nationwide, was presented with the Western University of Health
Sciences Corporate Excellence Award in Health Care at the school’s
annual gala fundraiser, “A Tribute to Caring.” Held earlier this
month in Anaheim, California, the event attracted nearly 700 guests
and raised more than $400,000 to benefit university
scholarships.
WesternU honored longtime friend and partner, VCA, with the
award, which was accepted by VCA co-founders Robert Antin and his
brother, Chief Operating Officer, Arthur J. Antin.
The Antin brothers and Neil Tauber, who is now senior vice
president, started VCA around the time WesternU Founding President
Philip Pumerantz, PhD was exploring the possibility of opening of a
veterinary college.
VCA supported Dr. Pumerantz as he opened the College of
Veterinary Medicine, and contributed to the One Health concept,
which is the integrative effort of multiple disciplines working
locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for
people, animals, and the environment.
“The role of veterinarians in public health, as well as
medicine, has gained in significance, going beyond the diseases
that affect both animals and man,” said WesternU Senior Vice
President Thomas G. Fox, PhD. “The concept of One Health and its
public health significance contributes to and mandates a healthy
environment, healthy animals and healthy people. Robert has always
had VCA in the forefront of efforts to improve the understanding of
the importance of One Health.”
“We are deeply honored to receive this award and have shared a
lot of memories and many experiences together - like how hard it is
to start something and build an incredible culture at the same
time,” Robert Antin said. “It’s not the buildings we remember. It’s
the people. It’s the careers. It’s the opportunity that people
have, and even though it’s tough to build something, we feel very
proud of our accomplishments and our lives will continue to be
intertwined.”
WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) alumna Jaimie
Siegel, DVM ’07, grew up with Antin as a neighbor. She babysat his
children and, when he found out she wanted to become a
veterinarian, he helped her get a job at age 16 as a kennel
assistant at a VCA hospital. That early experience helped her gain
a realistic view of her future profession.
Siegel continued to work for VCA while attending WesternU and
completed an emergency critical care and surgery internship at VCA
after earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. She worked
at VCA for nine years before starting her own concierge practice in
Hermosa Beach.
“VCA is very accepting of who you are as a person. They think
about the individual more than a lot of other companies,” Siegel
said. “I’m a supporter of the company - the work they do, their
mission statement. VCA is about individualism. It’s about the
individual client and the individual animal.”
Every CVM student takes the Diagnostic, Laboratory and Pathology
course at VCA’s Antech Diagnostics Laboratory in Orange County, and
many VCA practices provide training opportunities to CVM
students.
VCA is one of the many clinical partners in the community that
supports WesternU by providing students the opportunity to work
extensively with animals alongside veterinarians in the local area.
After completing the four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
program, students are well prepared to enter a rewarding career
caring for animals as veterinarians.
About Western University of Health Sciences
Western University of Health Sciences (www.westernu.edu),
located in Pomona, Calif. and Lebanon, Ore., is an independent
nonprofit health professions university, conferring degrees in
biomedical sciences, dental medicine, health sciences, medical
sciences, nursing, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy,
physical therapy, physician assistant studies, podiatric medicine
and veterinary medicine. WesternU is home to the Patient Care
Center, where the best in collaborative health care services
is offered. The Chronicle of Higher Education named WesternU a
Great College to Work For in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
About VCA
VCA (WOOF on NASDAQ) is a leading provider of pet health care
services in the country delivered through over 650 small animal
veterinary hospitals in the US and Canada, a preeminent nationwide
clinical laboratory system that services all 50 states and Canada
(Antech Diagnostics), the leading animal diagnostic imaging company
in the market (Sound), and Camp Bow Wow (CBW), the nation’s Premier
Doggy Day and Overnight Camp® franchise, an Inc. 5000 company.
VCA Animal Hospitals operates more than 650 small animal
veterinary hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. The hospitals are
staffed by more than 3,500 fully qualified, dedicated and
compassionate veterinarians to give pets the very best in medical
care, of which over 400 are board-certified specialists who are
experts in areas such as Oncology, Cardiology, Emergency &
Critical Care, and Surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals
provides a full range of general practice services to keep pets
well and specialized treatments when pets are ill. For more
information, please visit www.VCAhospitals.com or follow on Twitter
@vcapethealth.
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