Bayside Animal Medical Center

What Bayside Animal Medical Center does

Bayside Animal Medical Center is a privately held, AAHA-accredited small animal veterinary hospital founded in 1996 and located in Severna Park, Maryland, within Anne Arundel County. The practice operates from a 7,000-square-foot facility staffed by eight veterinarians and provides preventive, medical, surgical, and dental care for dogs and cats, with differentiated offerings in exotic animal medicine, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine. It also operates an on-site grooming service and has deployed the Luxer Nova Pulse Laser as a therapeutic modality.

The business generates revenue from multiple streams: professional services (examinations, surgery, dentistry), an online pharmacy channel operated through a Vetsource partnership with free home delivery, recurring AutoShip subscriptions for ongoing medications, grooming, and integrative services such as acupuncture. Client engagement is supported through the Vello.com platform for scheduling, reminders, and communications.

The practice serves individual pet owners in the Severna Park trade area and surrounding Maryland suburbs. It competes with other independent clinics and corporate veterinary networks in the region on the basis of service breadth, specialist credentials (exotic medicine, acupuncture, orthopedic surgery), and continuity of patient relationships rather than on price or scale. Growth is driven primarily by mix shift toward higher-margin services and pharmacy capture rather than new site rollout.

Name

Bayside Animal Medical Center

Legal name

Bayside Animal Medical Center

Website

https://baysideanimal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bayside Animal Medical Center is an AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital in Severna Park, Maryland, founded in 1996, serving local pet owners with preventive, medical, surgical, dental, exotic, and acupuncture care, plus pharmacy and grooming services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Hospital Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

General Practice Veterinary Clinics (Wellness & Primary Care) (HLAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro) (HLAMACAC), Dental & Oral Surgery Veterinary Clinics (HLAMAAAK), Veterinary Imaging, Surgery & Specialty Referral Centers (AFAEANAG)

Keywords

• Veterinary hospital services
• Preventive pet care
• Exotic animal medicine
• Veterinary surgery
• Pet grooming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Severna Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Core revenue from comprehensive veterinary medical, surgical, dental, and preventive care services including annual exams, vaccines, diagnostic testing, spay/neuter, tumor removal, orthopedic and specialty surgeries.
2. Online Store (Vetsource Partnership): Home delivery pharmacy for pet medications, heartworm preventatives, flea/tick protection, and prescription foods through partnership with Vetsource. Revenue from product sales with free shipping on orders over $49 and AutoShip/RemindMe subscription options.
3. Grooming Services: Full grooming services including full grooms, trimming, washing, nail cutting, ear/eye cleaning, anal gland expression, and specialty services for birds.
4. Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine: Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine treatments provided by Dr. Bray for musculoskeletal issues, kidney disease, seizure disorders, and behavioral problems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bayside Animal Medical Center is a full-service veterinary hospital delivering preventive, medical, surgical, and dental care for companion animals, including exotic species. Core services span wellness exams, vaccinations, diagnostics (digital radiology, ultrasonography, in-house lab), laser and orthopedic surgery, ultrasonic dental cleaning, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, grooming, and an in-house plus online pharmacy. The practice operates from a 7,000 sq ft facility staffed by eight doctors and supporting technicians, with twice-industry-standard 30-minute appointments.

Product overview

Bayside Animal Medical Center offers a comprehensive suite of veterinary services as a single unified practice. The core offering includes preventive care and diagnostics (annual exams, vaccines, heartworm testing, digital radiology, ultrasonography), state-of-the-art surgical services with laser technology, ultrasonic dental cleaning, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, exotic pet care, nutritional consultation, grooming, and an in-house pharmacy. These services are delivered through an 8-doctor practice with 30-minute appointments (twice the industry standard). The Online Store, powered by Vetsource, extends access to prescription medications, heartworm/flea/tick preventatives, and pet food with home delivery and subscription options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comprehensive Preventive Care and Diagnostics

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of dogs and 70% of cats show signs of oral disease by age 3 without proper dental care; Bayside provides ultrasonic dental cleaning to prevent periodontal disease
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VetsourcecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Vetsource, the industry's most trusted home delivery pharmacy provider, to offer online ordering of medications, heartworm preventatives, flea/tick protection, and prescription foods with free home delivery. Vetsource provides the e-commerce platform enabling AutoShip and RemindMe subscription services.
• SPCA of Anne Arundel CountyminorOthersBayside provides veterinary medical services to animals in need through the largest and oldest animal welfare organization in Anne Arundel County.
• Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue (MAGSR)minorOthersNon-profit rescue organization dedicated to German Shepherds and German Shepherd mixes in the Mid-Atlantic area receiving medical support from Bayside.
• Willing Hearts Dalmatian RescueminorOthersNon-profit organization dedicated to helping unwanted, abandoned Dalmatians in shelters find loving homes, receiving veterinary services support.
• Cats R UsminorOthersNon-profit 501(c)(3) feral cat and kitten rescue organization in Annapolis, Maryland focusing on TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return), receiving medical services support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): One of the largest veterinary practice ownership groups in the U.S., with a portfolio of general practice, specialty, and emergency hospitals. Comparable as a likely acquirer profile for an established, well-reviewed independent practice like Bayside, and as a benchmark for valuation multiples in the consolidator market.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: National veterinary chain (owned by Mars) operating inside PetSmart stores with standardized wellness plans and preventive care packages. Comparable as the leading subscription/wellness-plan incumbent whose pricing and Optimum Wellness Plans directly compete with Bayside's core preventive-care revenue stream.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: A major specialty and emergency veterinary hospital chain with locations across the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable for the specialty/emergency and advanced surgical overlap with Bayside's orthopedic and laser surgery capabilities, and as a consolidator acquiring independent practices in the region.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: The largest corporate veterinary hospital chain in North America, operating hundreds of general practice and specialty clinics nationwide. Comparable as the dominant broad incumbent in companion animal services, setting competitive benchmarks for pricing, hours, and service breadth against which independent practices like Bayside are evaluated.

Emerging players

• Dutch (telehealth): A subscription-based veterinary telehealth and medication-delivery startup. Comparable as a digital-first competitor targeting the routine consultation, prescription refill, and preventative-care categories where Bayside still relies on in-clinic visits, and as the leading indicator of where pet-owner purchasing behavior is shifting.
• Vetster: An online marketplace connecting pet owners with licensed veterinarians for virtual appointments. Comparable as an emerging telehealth channel that could disintermediate a portion of Bayside's lower-acuity consultation volume and prescription-refill revenue over time.
• Pet+ER (Pet Emergency Treatment and Referral): A 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary hospital group serving Maryland. Comparable for the surgical and emergency-adjacent services that overlap with Bayside's urgent care and orthopedic surgery offerings, and as the regional competitor for after-hours and complex cases.

Direct peers

• Greater Annapolis Veterinary Hospital: Established companion animal hospital in the Annapolis area offering preventive care, surgery, dentistry, and grooming. Comparable in size, service scope, and target customer to Bayside, with significant geographic overlap in the same Maryland submarket.
• Annapolis Animal Hospital: A multi-doctor general practice and surgical veterinary hospital serving the greater Annapolis/Severna Park corridor. Directly comparable in service mix (wellness, surgery, dental, diagnostics) and overlapping primary market, making it the closest head-to-head competitor for Bayside.

Regional players

• Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Center: A specialty and referral veterinary center in the Annapolis/Maryland region offering internal medicine, surgery, oncology, and emergency services. Comparable because Bayside's doctors occasionally refer advanced cases here, and the specialty services (e.g., laser/orthopedic surgery) overlap with Bayside's surgical offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BaysideAnimal
• Facebookfacebook.com/baysideanimal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bayside-animal-medical-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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