Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty

What Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty does

Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty operates a single 12,000 sq. ft. veterinary specialty and emergency hospital in Irvine, California, delivering 24/7 emergency and critical care supplemented by board-certified specialty services in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nutrition, and Surgery. The facility is equipped with advanced diagnostic capabilities including CT scanning and serves pet owners in Irvine, Tustin, Santa Ana, and surrounding Orange County communities, as well as acting as a referral destination for primary care veterinarians in the area. Core technology is principally physical infrastructure and clinical equipment rather than software platforms, and the company does not disclose any proprietary technology or AI capabilities.

The business generates revenue on a fee-for-service, per-incident basis across three streams: 24/7 emergency walk-in cases, referral-based specialty consultations and procedures, and an online pharmacy channel operated through a Covetrus integration for pet food and prescription fulfillment. GTM is direct-to-consumer complemented by referral relationships with primary care veterinarians, with the hospital's website and local search visibility as the primary patient acquisition channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by service, diagnostic, and treatment rendered. The company is privately held, founded in 2021, employs 51–100 staff, and discloses no parent company, institutional investors, or funding history.

Name

Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty

Legal name

Pacific CARE Pet Emergency & Specialty

Website

https://advancedvetim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty is a privately held veterinary specialty and emergency hospital in Irvine, CA, delivering 24/7 emergency care and board-certified specialty services in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nutrition, and Surgery to pet owners across Orange County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Hospitals (HLAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Cardiology & Respiratory Specialty Centers (HLAMACAE), Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology Centers (HLAMACAD), Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro) (HLAMACAC)

Keywords

• Veterinary emergency services
• Specialty veterinary care
• Pet cardiology services
• Veterinary oncology services
• 24/7 pet hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Emergency Veterinary Services: 24/7 emergency and critical care services for pets including triage, diagnostics, and emergency treatment. Services provided on a per-incident basis for walk-in emergency cases.
2. Specialty Veterinary Services: Board-certified specialist consultations and treatments in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nutrition, and Surgery. Referral-based specialty appointments with primary care veterinarians.
3. Pharmacy and Medical Supplies: Online ordering of pet food and medicine through Covetrus pharmacy platform for customer convenience and continuity of care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty operates a 12,000 sq. ft. veterinary specialty and emergency hospital in Irvine, CA, providing 24/7 emergency and critical care plus board-certified specialty services in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nutrition, and Surgery. The hospital serves pet owners directly through walk-in emergencies and accepts patient referrals from primary care veterinarians for specialty consultations, advanced diagnostics (including CT scanning), and surgical procedures.

Product overview

Pacific Care Pet Emergency & Specialty operates a 12,000 sq. ft. veterinary specialty and emergency hospital as a unified suite of pet healthcare services. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency and critical care as its core offering, supplemented by specialized departments including Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Nutrition, and Surgery. Services are delivered by board-certified veterinary specialists and a 24/7 emergency team working in partnership with primary care veterinarians from the Irvine, Tustin, and Santa Ana communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency & Critical Care

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• BluePearl Pet Hospital: National operator of emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals. Highly comparable to Pacific CARE because both deliver 24/7 emergency care plus board-certified specialty services (cardiology, oncology, internal medicine, surgery) in purpose-built facilities.
• MedVet: Multi-specialty emergency and referral veterinary hospital network. Comparable business model to Pacific CARE, combining emergency caseload with board-certified specialty departments and referral relationships with primary care veterinarians.
• Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): Emergency-focused veterinary hospital chain expanding across the US. Closely comparable to Pacific CARE's 24/7 emergency model and increasingly adding specialty services, competing for the same emergency caseload in similar metropolitan markets.

Emerging players

• Thrive Pet Healthcare: Multi-site veterinary platform spanning general practice, emergency, and specialty care. Comparable to Pacific CARE in combining emergency and specialty under one operational umbrella, though distributed across a broader network.

Regional players

• SAGE Veterinary Centers: Specialty and emergency veterinary hospital group concentrated in Northern California. Comparable to Pacific CARE as a regional emergency and specialty referral hospital serving as a higher-acuity referral destination for primary care vets.
• Veterinary Specialty Hospital (VSH) San Diego: Southern California specialty and emergency veterinary hospital. Directly comparable to Pacific CARE in service mix (cardiology, internal medicine, oncology, surgery, 24/7 emergency) and in serving as a referral hospital within the same California market.
• Pet Emergency & Specialty Center (PESC): Southern California emergency and specialty veterinary provider. Directly comparable to Pacific CARE in combining 24/7 emergency coverage with specialty referral services for primary care veterinarians in the region.
• Access Specialty Animal Hospitals: Multi-location specialty and emergency veterinary hospital group in Southern California. Closely comparable to Pacific CARE in offering board-certified specialty services and emergency care within the same regional market and referral ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• NVA Compassion-First: National network of specialty, emergency, and general practice veterinary hospitals. Comparable to Pacific CARE in housing specialty and emergency services under a hospital model, but operates at significantly broader scale as a platform owner.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: Largest US network of animal hospitals, including specialty and emergency centers. Overlaps with Pacific CARE on specialty services but operates at much greater scale and across primary, specialty, and emergency care.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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