New Urgent Care Veterinary Clinic in Turnersville Bridging Gap Between Primary Care and Emergency Hospitals

Thrive Pet Healthcare Tuesday announced the opening of an urgent care clinic in Turnersville, which will also serve the Williamstown and Pennsville Township areas.

Pet owners now have another option when their pet needs timely veterinary care for injuries or illnesses that are not severe enough to require emergency treatment, but cause enough pain or discomfort that they can’t wait to see their primary veterinarian.

Thrive Pet Healthcare is addressing the critical need for veterinary care that complements pet owners’ trusted primary care and alleviates the case overload of emergency hospitals by providing urgent care services at their new clinic at 4250 NJ-42 in Turnersville.

Modeled after human urgent care, the Turnersville urgent care clinic provides outpatient, same-day services for sick pets that require prompt access to a veterinarian, but do not have critical or life-threatening conditions that require surgery or hospitalization. Clinic hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m., seven days a week.

“Pets don’t always get sick or injured at a time when it’s convenient to see your primary care veterinarian and some conditions don’t warrant a visit to an ER,” said Thrive Pet Healthcare Hospital Administrator Lynn Shelton. “Our walk-in urgent care clinic in Turnersville bridges the gap between your family veterinarian and an emergency hospital by providing timely outpatient care that is often more affordable compared to an ER visit.”

Some examples of pet behaviors or symptoms that may benefit from urgent care include loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, eye or ear infections, fever, allergic reactions, itching, lumps, limping, minor wounds or injuries, or the ingestion of minimal toxins or a foreign object.

The clinic is staffed by New Jersey natives Drs. Elena Reitmeyer, Katie Washart and Amy Stoltenberg Cione.

• Dr. Reitmeyer received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from The Ohio State University. She has previous emergency, urgent and primary care experience.
• Dr. Washart received her undergraduate, graduate and DVM degrees from Lincoln Memorial University. She has a particular interest in trauma and wound management.
• Dr. Cione received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and DVM degree from Tuskegee University. She has previous emergency, urgent and primary care experience.

Although urgent care is a walk-in service, pet owners are encouraged to check the availability of the urgent care team by calling the clinic at 856-214-0182.

Thrive Pet Healthcare has opened 18 urgent care facilities across the country in the last two years to accommodate patients’ needs for same-day care in non-life-threatening situations. Urgent care is now available in standalone locations, as an expanded service offering in existing primary care hospitals, and as an add-on facility.

To search for Thrive Pet Healthcare locations offering primary, specialty, urgent and emergency veterinary care, visit www.ThrivePetCare.com.