Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic

What Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic does

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic is a single-site, 24/7 emergency and urgent care veterinary hospital located at 3609 US Hwy 98 S in Lakeland, Florida, serving pet owners in the Lakeland metro and surrounding central Florida communities. The clinic operates as a household-name, after-hours extension of local general practice veterinarians, accepting walk-ins 24/7, supporting online check-in via ClockwisEMD, and running a formal referral portal that allows community vets to transfer patients (from 5:30 pm) and access shared medical records. Its customer base is dual: a long tail of individual pet owners facing life-threatening or urgent conditions (difficulty breathing, collapse, poisoning, trauma, foreign body ingestion, etc.), and a B2B referral channel fed by general practice veterinarians across the region.

The clinic's service offering is integrated around in-house emergency care and includes nose-to-tail exams, surgery in a dedicated surgical suite, pain management, an on-site pharmacy, and a diagnostics stack spanning digital X-ray, in-house laboratory testing (blood, urine, fecal), electrocardiography (ECG), and continuous monitoring equipment. Pricing is transactional and pay-as-you-go: a $95 entry-point exam fee, diagnostics typically $200–$600, IV fluids and hospitalization $500–$2,500 per day, and emergency surgery $1,500–$5,000+, with financing friction reduced through CareCredit, Scratchpay, and Cherry (the latter offering 0% APR plans up to $20,000).

Commercially, the clinic is privately held, recently came under new ownership, and now operates as part of the AscendVets family — a network of four or more locally-owned veterinary hospitals serving central Florida for over 40 years. Marketing is primarily local SEO and educational blog content targeting emergency and urgent-care search intent, with the strategic narrative anchored on 24/7 availability, accessible pricing, and continuity of care with referring veterinarians. Headcount stands at approximately 9 staff, and there is no disclosed revenue, funding history, or M&A activity in the input data.

Name

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic

Legal name

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic

Website

https://pvecvets.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic is a single-site, 24/7 emergency and urgent care veterinary hospital in Lakeland, Florida, serving local pet owners and accepting after-hours referrals from community general practice veterinarians as part of the AscendVets network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)

Keywords

• Emergency veterinary services
• Animal emergency care
• Pet urgent care
• Veterinary diagnostics imaging
• Pet surgical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeland

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Emergency Veterinary Services: One-time transaction-based emergency veterinary care including exams, diagnostics, surgery, hospitalization, and medications. Revenue generated per visit based on services rendered. Exam fee starts at $95, with additional costs for diagnostics ($200-$600), IV fluids/hospitalization ($500-$2,500/day), and surgery ($1,500-$5,000+).
2. Pet Pharmacy: On-site pharmacy offering prescription and non-prescription pet medications for take-home care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic is a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital providing urgent and emergency medical services for dogs and cats in Lakeland, FL. The clinic delivers triage, physical exams, in-house diagnostics (digital X-ray, lab, ECG), emergency surgery, hospitalization with continuous monitoring, pain management, and an on-site pharmacy as a single integrated service. It also accepts after-hours patient transfers from local general practice veterinarians and serves as an extension of their care.

Product overview

Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic is a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital providing urgent and emergency medical services for pets in Lakeland, FL. The clinic operates as a single unified emergency care facility offering integrated services including emergency veterinary care, surgery, on-site pharmacy, comprehensive examinations, pain management, and advanced diagnostics (digital X-ray, laboratory testing, ECG). The clinic also provides urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions, distinguishing between emergency and urgent care levels of service. All services are delivered through the same facility and team, with partnership arrangements for critical 24/7 cases requiring extended hospitalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency Veterinary Services Round-the-clock emergency veterinary care for dogs and cats including triage, physical examination, diagnostics, treatment, and hospitalization, staffed 24/7 by experienced veterinarians and support staff to handle urgent and life-threatening conditions.
• Emergency and Urgent Surgery Services Emergency and urgent surgical procedures for cats and dogs, including treatment for injuries and foreign body ingestion, performed in a dedicated surgical suite with anesthesia monitoring, IV fluids, and pain control.
• On-Site Pet Pharmacy

Quantifiable outcome

• Exam fee of just $95
• +1 more outcomes

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

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AscendVetscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic is part of the AscendVets family of locally-owned practices serving the central Florida community for over 40 years. AscendVets is committed to developing people personally and professionally while caring for pets and the people they love.
• Auburndale Veterinary ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow AscendVets practice located at 555 E. Bridgers Ave, Auburndale, FL 33823. Part of the AscendVets network of locally-owned practices.
• Lakeland Animal ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow AscendVets practice located at 3421 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Part of the AscendVets network of locally-owned practices.
• Plant City Animal HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow AscendVets practice located at 1906 James L. Redman Parkway, Plant City, FL 33563. Part of the AscendVets network of locally-owned practices.
• Main Street Veterinary CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellow AscendVets practice located at 770 East Main Street, Bartow, FL 33830. Part of the AscendVets network of locally-owned practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PetIQ: Veterinary service provider operating low-cost wellness clinics and VetIQ clinics inside retail locations. Comparable only at the veterinary services category level; serves a different price-point/need segment than Parkway's emergency care.
• Bond Vet: Tech-enabled urban veterinary clinic chain offering GP and urgent care. Comparable as a modern, design-forward veterinary operator targeting pet owners with strong digital UX, though primarily GP-focused rather than emergency.

Direct peers

• UrgentVet: Walk-in urgent care veterinary clinic chain focused on non-life-threatening pet conditions. Comparable as an after-hours urgent/emergency-adjacent care provider, though positioned below Parkway's ER-level acuity.
• Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): Rapidly expanding 24/7 emergency-only veterinary hospital chain. Comparable in focus on emergency medicine and customer experience emphasis, with a similar transaction-fee revenue model and walk-in-first approach.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: Large network of 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals across the US, including locations in Tampa and Orlando. Directly comparable to Parkway as a 24/7 emergency provider, though significantly larger and offering specialty services Parkway does not.
• MedVet: Network of emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals across the US with strong presence in Florida. Directly comparable as 24/7 emergency/specialty provider with similar referral-based GTM motion from local GPs.

Broad incumbents

• NVA (National Veterinary Associates): Large veterinary practice ownership group with emergency, specialty, and GP hospitals across the US. Comparable as an emergency veterinary operator at scale, though many NVA sites are GP clinics rather than emergency-focused.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: Largest US veterinary hospital network offering general practice, emergency, and specialty services. Comparable as a multi-site emergency/general veterinary provider, but operates at vastly greater scale with corporate backing (Mars).

Regional players

• Pet Emergency of Martin County: Independently operated 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital in Florida. Comparable in scale and service model (single-site, 24/7 emergency) but serves a different Florida region.
• Tampa Bay Emergency Veterinary Services: 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital serving the Tampa Bay area. Comparable in emergency-only focus and walk-in model, located within driving distance of Parkway's Lakeland catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parkwayveterinaryemergencyclinic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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