Hospital Veterinario Garbí

What Hospital Veterinario Garbí does

Hospital Veterinario Garbí is a 24-hour veterinary hospital located in Cabrera de Mar, in the Barcelona province of Spain, founded in 2012. It is a single-site facility operated by 15 staff and functions as a subsidiary of Grupo UNAVETS, a Spanish veterinary group. The hospital provides continuous emergency care with separate hospitalization areas for dogs, cats, and infectious animals, and serves as a referral center for other veterinary practices in the region.

The facility's service portfolio spans general medicine, preventive care, sterilization, clinical analysis, radiology and ultrasound, Computed Axial Tomography (TAC), endoscopy and laparoscopy, hospitalization, dental care, rehabilitation, and nutritional counseling. It also offers a broad specialty practice covering anesthesia and pain management, cardiology, intensive care, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, neurology, feline medicine, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, and traumatology. Advanced diagnostic equipment — notably the CT scanner — is a key technical differentiator that supports its referral role and is uncommon in general veterinary practices.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model. The primary stream is point-of-service payment for consultations, diagnostics, and procedures. A secondary recurring stream comes from subscription preventive health plans ("Plan de Salud Perro" and "Plan de Salud Gato"). Additional revenue is generated through referral fees from referred cases and retail sales from an on-site specialized store. Customers are individual pet owners in the Maresme/Barcelona catchment area, plus referring veterinary clinics; distribution is primarily walk-in, telephone, and the integrated PetsApp online booking widget, supported by organic social channels (Facebook and Instagram) and a multilingual website under the unavets.com domain.

Name

Hospital Veterinario Garbí

Legal name

Hospital Veterinario Garbí

Website

https://hospitalveterinari.cat

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospital Veterinario Garbí is a 24/7 veterinary hospital in Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona, offering emergency care, advanced diagnostics including CT scanning, specialty medicine, and preventive health plans for dogs and cats. Part of Grupo UNAVETS, it also serves as a referral center for other veterinary practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMACAB

Veterinary Specialty Referral Hospitals (Multi-specialty)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Emergency & Specialty Veterinary Hospitals

SECONDARYHLAMACAA

Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Emergency & Specialty Veterinary Hospitals

SECONDARYHLAMACAC

Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Emergency & Specialty Veterinary Hospitals

SECONDARYHLAMACAD

Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Emergency & Specialty Veterinary Hospitals

Keywords

• Veterinary healthcare services
• Emergency veterinary care
• Pet diagnostic imaging
• Veterinary surgical services
• Preventive pet health plans

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabrera de Mar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Consultation and Treatment Services: Direct veterinary medical services including consultations, treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic procedures charged at point of service.
2. Health Plans (Planes de Salud): Recurring subscription-based preventive healthcare plans for dogs and cats covering regular checkups, vaccinations, and preventive treatments.
3. Specialized Store (Tienda Especializada): Sale of specialized pet products including food, accessories, and veterinary supplies.
4. Referral Services: Receiving referred clinical cases from other veterinary practices, providing specialized diagnostic and treatment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hospital Veterinario Garbí operates as a 24-hour veterinary hospital in Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona, providing emergency care, general and specialty medicine, surgery, advanced diagnostic imaging (CT, X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy/laparoscopy), hospitalization with separate species-specific wards, dental care, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling, and a specialized pet store. The hospital also sells preventive healthcare subscription plans for dogs and cats and acts as a referral center for other veterinary clinics.

Product overview

Hospital Veterinario Garbí is a 24-hour veterinary hospital in Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona, operating as a single unified facility rather than a modular platform. The hospital offers core services including 24h emergency care, general medicine, preventive medicine, surgery, clinical analysis, radiology/ultrasound, CT scanning, endoscopy/laparoscopy, hospitalization, dental care, rehabilitation, nutrition counseling, and a specialized pet store. The facility also provides specialty services in anesthesia/pain management, cardiology, intensive care, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, neurology, feline medicine, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, and traumatology. Additionally, the hospital offers preventive health plans for dogs (Plan de Salud Perro) and cats (Plan de Salud Gato) to promote ongoing pet health. The hospital serves as a referral center for other veterinarians and guarantees quality care 24 hours a day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24-Hour Emergency Services (Urgencias 24h)
• General Veterinary Medicine
• Preventive Medicine
• Veterinary Surgery (Cirugía)
• Clinical Laboratory Analysis
• Radiology and Ultrasound
• Computed Axial Tomography (CT/TAC)
• Endoscopy and Laparoscopy
• Hospitalization
• Veterinary Specialty Services
• Dental Care (Cuidados Dentales)
• Veterinary Rehabilitation
• Nutritional Counseling
• Specialized Pet Store (Tienda Especializada)
• Dog Health Plan (Plan de Salud Perro)
• Cat Health Plan (Plan de Salud Gato)
• Veterinary Referral Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UNAVETS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital Veterinario Garbí is part of the UNAVETS group of veterinary hospitals. UNAVETS provides group-level resources, brand coordination, shared best practices, and operates as an umbrella organization for multiple veterinary practices in Spain.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MedVet: Network of veterinary specialty and emergency hospitals providing referral-level care across multiple specialties including surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and emergency — analogous to Garbí's multi-specialty offering.
• Kivet: Iberian veterinary hospital network offering general practice, emergency, and specialty services; competes in the Spanish specialty and emergency care segment alongside Garbí.
• IVC Evidencia: Large Spanish veterinary network with specialty and 24-hour hospitals; overlaps directly with Garbí's specialty, emergency, and referral positioning in the Spanish market.
• VetPartners: European veterinary group with specialist referral hospitals across multiple countries; comparable multi-specialty referral business model with shared clinical network and central support.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: US-based network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals offering multi-specialty referral, 24/7 emergency, and advanced diagnostics — directly comparable to Garbí's specialty referral model with CT and surgery.
• AniCura: European veterinary group with specialty referral hospitals across multiple countries, including Spain; competes for specialist pet referrals and offers a similar multi-specialty, advanced-imaging service profile.

Regional players

• Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital: Specialty referral veterinary hospital offering advanced diagnostics, surgery, and multi-specialty care to referred cases — comparable in scale, scope, and referral-based model, though operating in a different geography.
• Northwest Veterinary Specialists: UK-based multi-specialty referral hospital with advanced imaging, surgery, and 24/7 emergency; closely comparable in service mix (CT, endoscopy, multi-specialty referral) but geographically separate.

Broad incumbents

• VCA Animal Hospitals: Large US veterinary hospital network providing primary, specialty, and emergency care; broader portfolio than Garbí but overlapping in specialty referral and 24/7 emergency services.

Others

• IDEXX Reference Laboratories: Veterinary diagnostic laboratory and imaging provider; adjacent to Garbí's in-house clinical analysis and imaging services and a typical referral partner or substitute for in-clinic diagnostics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalveterinarigarbi
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitalveterinarigarbi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-veterinari-garb%C3%AD

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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