Animal Emergency Center

What Animal Emergency Center does

Animal Emergency Center (AEC), P.C. is a privately held, single-location 24/7 emergency and critical care veterinary hospital based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded in 1987. The company serves dog and cat owners across the Tulsa metropolitan area (including Claremore, Owasso, Sand Springs, Glenpool, Sapulpa, Jenks, and Broken Arrow) on a walk-in emergency basis, operating 365 days a year. AEC functions as an after-hours complement to primary-care veterinarians, accepting patient transfers and working in coordination with referring clinics.

The facility was purpose-built for emergency veterinary medicine and offers a comprehensive clinical service stack: trauma and critical care, surgery (including emergency abdominal exploratory procedures), ICU, oncology, in-house laboratory testing (including a Chem 15 CLIP blood chemistry analyzer), digital radiology, CT imaging, ultrasound, and laparoscopic/endoscopic procedures. AEC also operates a formal referral partnership with Animal Eye Clinic for specialized ophthalmology cases. The company holds the only VECCS Level II certification in Oklahoma, a sector-specific credential from the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society that validates the facility as a 24-hour acute care and critical care provider.

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service, transaction-based model: pet owners pay at the point of service for emergency examinations, diagnostics, surgery, hospitalization, and critical care. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via physical walk-ins, supported by content marketing through an educational blog, a Facebook presence, online patient admit and transfer forms, and community partnerships (including Oklahoma Alliance for Animals). The company employs 133 people and has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Animal Emergency Center

Legal name

Animal Emergency Center of Tulsa

Website

https://aectulsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Animal Emergency Center is a privately held 24/7/365 emergency veterinary hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded in 1987, serving dog and cat owners across the Tulsa metro with trauma care, surgery, ICU, oncology, and advanced diagnostics. It holds Oklahoma's only VECCS Level II certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Emergency Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Hospitals (HLAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology Centers (HLAMACAD), Veterinary Specialty Imaging Centers (CT/MRI/Advanced Imaging) (HLAMACAL), Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)

Keywords

• Emergency veterinary services
• Veterinary hospital care
• Animal emergency care
• Pet critical care
• Veterinary diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Emergency Veterinary Services: Fee-for-service emergency veterinary care for pets including emergency examinations, diagnostic testing, surgery, hospitalization, and critical care. Patients pay at time of service or through established payment arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Animal Emergency Center operates a 24/7/365 emergency veterinary hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, providing urgent, emergency, trauma, and critical care for dogs and cats. The facility offers in-house diagnostics (laboratory, digital radiology, CT imaging, ultrasound), endoscopy, surgery, ICU, and oncology services, working in conjunction with primary care veterinarians and accepting referrals.

Product overview

Animal Emergency Center is a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital providing comprehensive emergency and critical care services for dogs and cats. The facility operates as a single-location emergency animal hospital offering emergency veterinary care, trauma services, critical care, in-house diagnostics (laboratory testing, digital radiology, CT imaging, ultrasound), surgery, ICU, endoscopy, oncology, and ophthalmology referral services. Established in 1987, it is northeast Oklahoma's oldest veterinary emergency hospital, operating 365 days a year with services including patient admit and transfer forms for referring veterinarians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Veterinary Services 24/7/365 emergency veterinary care providing urgent and critical care treatment for dogs and cats in the Tulsa metropolitan area, including Claremore, Owasso, Sand Springs, Glenpool, Sapulpa, Jenks, and Broken Arrow.
• Trauma and Critical Care Specialized emergency trauma and critical care services for pets, delivered by staff trained specifically for emergency medical situations.
• Surgery Surgical services including emergency abdominal exploratory surgery and foreign body removal for dogs and cats.
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Intensive care unit for monitoring and treating critically ill or injured pets on a continuous basis.
• Digital Radiology Digital X-ray imaging services for diagnosing pet conditions including broken bones, bladder stones, and internal obstructions.
• CT Imaging Computed tomography imaging services for detailed internal diagnostic evaluation of pets.
• Ultrasound Ultrasound imaging for non-invasive internal diagnostic evaluation of pets.
• In-House Laboratory Testing On-site laboratory capabilities for rapid diagnostic testing including blood chemistry panels (e.g., Chem 15 CLIP analyzer measuring ALB, ALP, Ca, GLU, Na, PHOS) and complete blood counts (CBC).
• Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Procedures Minimally invasive laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures for internal examination and treatment in pets.
• Oncology Cancer diagnosis and treatment services for dogs and cats.
• Ophthalmology (Referral) Referral-based specialized eye care services for pets (cataracts, glaucoma, corneal ulcers) provided in partnership with Animal Eye Clinic; Dr. Robert Gwin, a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, treats referred ophthalmology cases.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Oklahoma Alliance for AnimalsminorOthersCommunity partnership with area rescue groups. AEC volunteers time and veterinary services at organization events throughout the year, supporting the organization's mission to create positive change for pets.
• Animal Eye CliniccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAEC works closely with Animal Eye Clinic for ophthalmology cases. Dr. Robert Gwin, a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, provides specialized eye care services. AEC refers complex eye cases to this partner clinic.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BluePearl Veterinary Partners: BluePearl is the largest network of emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals in the U.S., operating 24/7 ER and specialty centers with advanced imaging, surgery, oncology, and critical care — directly comparable to AEC's service model and clinical capability stack.
• MedVet: MedVet operates a network of emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals offering 24-hour emergency care, surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and advanced imaging — directly comparable to AEC's emergency and specialty service mix.
• Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): VEG operates 24/7 emergency veterinary hospitals with a customer-experience-led model similar to AEC's emergency-first positioning, and it has been rapidly expanding into secondary markets across the U.S. Comparable in operating hours, caseload, and direct-to-consumer emergency focus.

Regional players

• Guardian Veterinary Specialists: Guardian Veterinary Specialists is a 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital in the NY/CT region offering emergency medicine, surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and advanced imaging — comparable to AEC in its integrated emergency/specialty model and regional catchment focus.
• Pieper Veterinary: Pieper Veterinary operates specialty, emergency, and primary care veterinary hospitals in Connecticut, with a comparable 24/7 emergency hospital + specialty referral model including surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and advanced imaging. Comparable in regional ER/specialty positioning.
• PetCare Veterinary Clinic (Emergency & Specialty): PetCare operates an emergency and specialty veterinary hospital serving a defined regional market with 24/7 emergency care, surgery, oncology, and advanced diagnostics — analogous to AEC in emergency-led regional specialty positioning.
• Friendship Hospital for Animals: Friendship Hospital for Animals is a Washington D.C.-area companion animal hospital offering 24/7 emergency and specialty care, including advanced diagnostics and surgery — comparable in its combined emergency + specialty hospital structure for companion animals.
• Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of Marin: Pet Emergency & Specialty Center provides 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary care in a defined regional market (Northern California) — analogous to AEC's role as a regional emergency/specialty hospital serving the Tulsa metro. Comparable in operating model, scope of services, and referral-driven caseload.

Broad incumbents

• Thrive Pet Healthcare (Veterinary Emergency & Specialty): Thrive Pet Healthcare operates a nationwide network of primary, emergency, and specialty veterinary hospitals under multiple brands. Thrive's specialty and emergency division directly competes with AEC's emergency/specialty clinical offering while also providing broader primary care across geographies.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: VCA operates a broad national network of primary, specialty, and emergency veterinary hospitals as part of its portfolio of general practice and specialty clinics. Overlap with AEC is strongest in AEC's emergency and specialty services, though VCA's general practice breadth is much wider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AnimalER.Tulsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/animal-emergency-center

Compliance2 records

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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