Center-Sinai Animal Hospital

What Center-Sinai Animal Hospital does

Center-Sinai Animal Hospital is a full-service single-location veterinary practice located at 10737 Venice Blvd in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1969. The hospital provides medical, surgical, dental, diagnostic, preventive, emergency, and ancillary pet care services — including vaccinations, pain management, skincare, acupuncture, grooming, and boarding — for dogs, cats, pocket pets, and exotic animals. It serves pet owners across the Los Angeles Westside, including Culver City, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, and Playa Vista, with extended operating hours (7:30am-9pm weekdays, weekend availability) that exceed typical veterinary clinic schedules.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lean: the practice relies on a PetDesk-powered mobile app and 24/7 online booking system for client engagement, an online pharmacy partner portal (centersinaianimalhospital.ourvet.com) for medication and food fulfillment, and standard in-house laboratory diagnostics. The business is operated under the corporate management of VetCor, a veterinary practice management company headquartered in Norwell, MA, which provides operational infrastructure. No proprietary AI, APIs, or developer-facing technology products are documented.

The revenue model is predominantly fee-for-service across multiple service lines — professional services (exams, surgery, dental, grooming, boarding) and product sales (in-house pharmacy, parasite preventatives, pet supplies) — billed on a pay-as-you-go basis with quote-based pricing. A money-saving pet wellness/insurance plan and discounted vaccination packages introduce modest recurring-revenue and price-segmented elements. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the physical hospital, the website's online booking, and the PetDesk app, with top-of-funnel awareness supported by local community presence and earned media (Dr. Baum's CBS appearance).

Name

Center-Sinai Animal Hospital

Legal name

Center Sinai Animal Hospital

Website

https://centersinaianimalhospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center-Sinai Animal Hospital is a single-location, full-service veterinary practice in Los Angeles founded in 1969, serving pet owners with medical, surgical, dental, boarding, and grooming services for dogs, cats, and exotic animals under VetCor management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA), Veterinary-Affiliated/Medical Boarding (HSANADAG)

Keywords

• Veterinary care services
• Animal hospital services
• Pet healthcare
• Pet grooming services
• Pet boarding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Fee-for-service veterinary care including examinations, vaccinations, surgeries, diagnostics, dental care, acupuncture, and emergency services
2. Pharmacy & Pet Products: In-house pharmacy and pet product sales including prescription medications, parasite preventatives, and pet supplies
3. Boarding Services: Pet boarding services for cats, dogs, and other pets while owners are away
4. Grooming Services: Professional pet grooming services including bathing, haircuts, and nail trimming

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Center-Sinai Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital providing medical, surgical, dental, and preventive care for dogs, cats, pocket pets, and exotic animals. The practice also offers in-house diagnostics, pharmacy and pet products, professional grooming, boarding, microchipping, acupuncture, international health certificates, and emergency care. Operating from a single location in Los Angeles since 1969, the hospital serves pet owners through scheduled appointments, 24/7 online booking, and a PetDesk mobile app.

Product overview

Center-Sinai Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of pet healthcare services. The core offering consists of veterinary care services including preventive care, diagnostics, surgery, dental care, emergency care, and specialized services for dogs, cats, pocket pets, and exotic animals. Supplementary offerings include a PetDesk-powered mobile app for appointment management and record access, and an online pharmacy for pet food and medications. The hospital operates as a single-location practice with extended hours serving the Los Angeles area since 1969.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dog & Cat Care Preventive care exams, vaccinations, parasite prevention, and health assessments for dogs and cats following AVMA and AAHA guidelines.
• Pocket Pet Care
• Exotic Pet Care
• Surgical Procedures
• Diagnostics
• Preventive Dental Care
• Pet Acupuncture
• Pet Microchipping
• Pet Emergency Services
• End of Life Pet Care
• International Health Certificates
• Pet Grooming
• Pet Boarding
• Pharmacy & Pet Products

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PetDeskcoreTechnology or Integration · 31 May 2024PetDesk provides the mobile app platform enabling clients to book appointments, request medication refills, and access pet health records. The hospital encourages all clients to download the app for convenient pet health management.
• VetCorminorOthersVetCor is the management company providing operational infrastructure for Center-Sinai Animal Hospital. Located at 141 Longwater Dr, Suite 108, Norwell, MA 02061.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): One of the largest owners of independent veterinary clinics, comparable as a roll-up of community general-practice hospitals like Center-Sinai.
• BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital: National provider of emergency and specialty veterinary care; overlaps with the subject's emergency and surgical offerings, though more specialty-focused.
• PetVet Care Centers: Consolidator operating general-practice and specialty animal hospitals nationwide, matching the subject's business model and service scope.
• Thrive Pet Healthcare: Operates a national network of general-practice, specialty, and emergency veterinary hospitals, directly comparable in full-service companion-animal care.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: National chain of full-service animal hospitals offering the same preventive, surgical, and emergency veterinary care; a dominant incumbent competing in the same California markets.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Large corporate general-practice veterinary network providing wellness, vaccination, and preventive care to companion-animal owners, directly overlapping with the subject's core services.

Emerging players

• Small Door Veterinary: Membership-driven, digitally enabled veterinary practice for companion animals, comparable in its app-based scheduling and full-service general-practice care.
• Bond Vet: Fast-growing urban veterinary clinics blending primary and urgent care with app-based booking, overlapping the subject's tech-enabled, convenience-focused model.
• Modern Animal: Tech-forward, membership-based veterinary clinics concentrated in California/LA, directly competing for the same urban companion-animal owners with a digital-first experience.

Others

• VetCor: The parent management company that owns and operates community veterinary hospitals like Center-Sinai; comparable as a platform in the same space but functions as owner/operator rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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