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Company Profile
VCA Antech, Inc. operates as an animal healthcare company in the United States and Canada. The company offers veterinary services and diagnostic testing to support veterinary care- and sells diagnostic imaging equipment, and other medical technology products and related services to the veterinary market. It operates in three segments: Animal Hospital, Laboratory, and Medical Technology. The Animal Hospitals segment operates animal hospitals, which offer a range of general medical and surgical services for companion animals. It also offers specialized treatments, including advanced diagnostic services, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology, and cardiology, as well as provides pharmaceutical products. In addition, this segment performs pet wellness programs, including health examinations, diagnostic testing, routine vaccinations, spaying, neutering, and dental care. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 489 animal hospitals serving 40 states. The Laboratory segment operates veterinary diagnostic laboratories that provide testing and consulting services in the detection, diagnosis, evaluation, monitoring, treatment, and prevention of diseases and other conditions affecting animals. As of December 31, 2009, this segment's laboratory network consisted of 47 laboratories serving 50 states and certain areas in Canada. The Medical Technology segment sells digital radiography and ultrasound imaging equipment- and offers related computer hardware, software, and consulting and training services, as well as mobile diagnostic ultrasound imaging services. In addition, it licenses TruDR software allows for the capture of digital x-ray images and transmits those images to a computer containing archiving and reviewing software. VCA Antech, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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