{"id":464,"date":"2012-11-14T00:51:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shannonmarcom.com\/blog\/?p=464"},"modified":"2012-11-14T00:51:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:51:11","slug":"vetwerx-opens-pilot-companion-animal-clinic-downtown-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shannonmarcom.com\/blog\/vetwerx-opens-pilot-companion-animal-clinic-downtown-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"VetweRx Opens Pilot Companion Animal Clinic in Downtown Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"

VetweRx\u00a0(www.vetwerx.com<\/a>), a new state-of-the-art small animal veterinary clinic offering “state of the heart” care that opened in downtown Denver last week, bringing important services to an under-served area. The $1 million facility employs 10, and has one of only 5 CAT scan machines available statewide for veterinary diagnostics.\u00a0Pet parents can schedule a no-cost wellness or dental health exam, a $75 value. Food will be served, tours of the clinic given, and there will be giveaways and entertainment. Corporate headquarters\/executive offices are downtown on 16th Street.<\/p>\n

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The clinic brings important services to a location convenient to the downtown area and LoDo, the Platte River Valley, Highlands, Ballpark and RINO neighborhoods, as well as surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

With only 28 accredited schools in the USA that produce new vets, despite a tripling of the demand for veterinary services since the early 90s (U.S. spending on pets now approaches $60B per year) the overall number of small animal vets has remained flat since 1995 (about 42,000 practitioners).<\/p>\n

Most (96%) of all\u00a0vet\u00a0clinics are independently owned, and as such, are placed and operated based on lifestyle reasons, rather than business reasons. There is already a national shortage of veterinary professionals, but these shortages are most pronounced in high-growth urban centers.<\/p>\n

The founders of\u00a0VetweRx, including a veteran group of veterinarians, entrepreneurs, financial and real estate professionals, believe that there is a glaring need for a brand of demographically placed veterinary clinics to service urban centers around the country.<\/p>\n

VetweRx\u00a0has one of only five veterinary CT scan machines in the state, and is able to use this diagnostic device of choice for joint and soft tissue concerns, including cancer diagnoses, as needed. The clinic is conveniently located in the small retail development at Park Avenue West and Globeville near I-25. It is just south of McDonald\u2019s and La Quinta, near Roo Bar and Starbuck\u2019s. The facility is an easy walk east along the South Platte River trail from City of Cuernavaca Park and the Railyard Dog Park at 19th St and Little Raven.<\/p>\n

Location\/contact info<\/p>\n

3480 Park Avenue West, Building G<\/p>\n

Denver, CO 80216<\/p>\n

866-834-4145<\/a>\u00a0(toll-free)<\/p>\n

303-454-1800<\/a>\u00a0(local)<\/p>\n

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VetweRx, Inc. (Corporate Headquarters)<\/p>\n

110 16th Street, Suite 1000<\/p>\n

Denver, CO 80211<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are bios of the\u00a0VetweRx\u00a0staff:<\/div>\n
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Dr. Bethany Yurek \u2013 DVM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Yurek grew up in\u00a0Peoria,\u00a0Illinois\u00a0where she strived to become a veterinarian since the age of 6. She received her BS in Animal Sciences at the\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Illinois. She then left the country for the first time to enter\u00a0vet\u00a0school at\u00a0Ross\u00a0University\u00a0on the\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0island\u00a0of\u00a0St. Kitts. She spent 1 year of clinical rotations at\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0State\u00a0University\u00a0and then moved to\u00a0Colorado\u00a0to be with her husband and finish school at\u00a0CSU. Dr. Yurek has always had an interest in wildlife and exotic animals, and has spent time at multiple wildlife centers including the Denver Zoo,\u00a0Greenwood\u00a0Wildlife\u00a0Rehabilitation\u00a0Center\u00a0in\u00a0Longmont, and at a wildlife rescue in\u00a0Phetchaburi,\u00a0Thailand. Her professional areas of interest include exotic pets, especially birds and ferrets, and small animal internal medicine and cardiology. Dr. Yurek also enjoys skiing, running, and watching movies at home with her husband, cat, 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs, and Jack Russell terrier mix.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jason Brodnik – DVM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Brodnik has over 17 years of small animal veterinary experience. Throughout his career, he has served as an associate veterinarian, has owned his own clinic and has served as a surgery trainer and mentor for a large national corporation.\u00a0Dr. Brodnik is a fellow in the Veterinary Surgical Laser Society. He provides experienced laser surgical care for all small animal pets, which greatly reduces post-operative surgical pain and has revolutionized small animal surgery. Dr. Brodnik was the youngest member of his\u00a0Colorado\u00a0StateUniversity\u00a0graduating veterinary class. In 1994, he lobbied Congress in\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C., helping to create the Veterinary Extra-Label Drug use bill, allowing all veterinarians to better treat their patients. In addition to the V.S.L.S, Jason is a member of the A.V.M.A.and C.V.M.A.\u00a0 He is a father of two, loves baseball, and enjoys the outdoors in\u00a0Colorado.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Jamie Yurek \u2013 Chief Medical Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Yurek attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed his clinical year at\u00a0Colorado\u00a0State\u00a0University\u00a0where he focused on equine lameness and medicine. Jamie worked for Boulder Valley\u00a0Vet\u00a0for several years before co-founding\u00a0VetweRx. He currently lives in\u00a0Longmont\u00a0with his wife Bethany, dogs Otis, Gunther, and Ella, and cat Cooper. He has a background competing cutting horses nationally and is very familiar with the western performance horse.<\/p>\n

Katherine Jennings \u2013\u00a0Practice Manager<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Katherine is an accomplished Practice Manager with extensive experience in all areas of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated fromColorado Mountain College<\/a>\u00a0with an Associates Degree in Applied Science in Animal Health Technology. She has worked in multiple practices in the Denver Metro area as a technician and head technician, gaining management skills along the way. She managed theArvada\u00a0Veterinary\u00a0Hospital\u00a0for more than 6 years. We are excited to have Katherine on the\u00a0VetweRx\u00a0team and look forward to great things from her.<\/p>\n

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VetweRx\u00a0also employs four additional staff members\/vet\u00a0techs, Leigh, Jessica, Esther and Ted, along with a radiologist and a receptionist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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