Veterinary
Practice Partners

Keeping veterinary medicine in the hands of veterinary professionals.

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VPP is a community-driven practice partnership group offering the industry’s only true co-ownership model. This vet-first organization provides industry-leading support, strategies and resources, while promoting clinical autonomy and celebrating the distinct identity, culture and legacy of each hospital in its partnership network.

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What Partnership Means to Us

Our doctor partners don’t sell their practices — they co-own them with VPP.  By offering a true partnership model, VPP enables veterinarians to retain clinical autonomy and brand identity while gaining the operational and strategic support to reach their potential. VPP is also committed to the success of veterinarians by offering multiple pathways to partnership through tailored co-ownership opportunities.

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Nationwide Footprint,
United by Co-Ownership

35

STATES

200+

PRACTICES

700+

DOCTORS

3600+

TEAM MEMBERS

National Reach. Local Impact.

Established in 2011, VPP now has partner hospitals across 35 states. Over the past two years, our practices have achieved higher visit growth rates than the veterinary industry average. This success speaks to VPP’s deep roots within communities, strong local leadership, and its ability to provide national resources and support to ensure continued high-quality patient care.

41%

of doctors are partners

63%

of doctor partners are female

31%

avg doctor practice ownership

30

newly built hospitals and counting

214

former associate doctors who became partners

$500k

paid out to aid VPP family members in need

News

Dr. Nicoletti, veterinarian and owner, partnering with VPP to buy an established practice.
From Associate to Owner: Dr. Nicoletti’s Path to Partnering with VPP to Buy an Established Practice

The third and final post in a series on VPP’s three pathways to partnership, told through the doctors who’ve walked them. Every veterinarian who dreams of ownership eventually runs into the same question: How? At Veterinary Practice Partners, we’ve built three distinct pathways to get doctors there. Some want to build a hospital from the […]

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Dr. Arlene Velez, veterinarian and owner, Parkland Animal Clinic.
From Trusted Successor to Owner: Dr. Velez’s Path Into an Existing VPP Hospital

The second in a series on VPP’s three pathways to partnership, told through the doctors who’ve walked them. Every veterinarian who dreams of ownership eventually runs into the same question: How? At Veterinary Practice Partners, we’ve built three distinct pathways to get doctors there. Some want to build a hospital from the ground up. Others […]

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Dr. Audra O'Keefe, veterinarian and owner, Dogwood Trails Animal Hospital in Bentonville, Arkansas.
From Medical Director to Owner: Dr. O’Keefe’s Path to Building Her Own VPP Hospital

The first in a series on VPP’s three pathways to partnership, told through the doctors who’ve walked them. Every veterinarian who dreams of ownership eventually runs into the same question: How? At Veterinary Practice Partners, we’ve built three distinct pathways to get doctors there. Some, like Dr. O’Keefe, want to build a hospital from the […]

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