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Best Friends Animal Hospital offering expanded services under Greenhaven ownership

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[January 21, 2015]  LINCOLN - A letter full of announcements has been sent out to pet owners who keep their animals healthy through services offered by Best Friends Animal Hospital.

In the New Year letter it explains that Dr. Ron Pierce has retired and that veterinarians and staff of Greenhaven Animal Clinic of San Jose would continue the practice located on Lincoln's west side at 979 1579 Fifth Street Road.

Greenhaven was established in 1964 and offers diverse small and large animal services. Several of Greenhaven's veterinarians and staff have joined with staff of Best Friends to continue the care of animals in the Lincoln office.

New staff and veterinarians are briefly introduced and it was noted that most of the veterinarians grew up in Logan County, and several currently live in Lincoln.

The letter also addresses some of the added benefits to pet owners such as -- opening an hour earlier at 7 a.m. weekdays, increased and faster radiology services, a credit program that offers limited-time zero interest; and more diversity of staff and administration for continued quality care and increased flexibility of services.

(Copy of letter)

Dear Friends,

As we start off the new year, we have had a few changes at the clinic. Dr. Pierce has decided to retire after 42 years to spend more time with his family and grandchildren. He will be sorely missed by all! Dr. Lara has decided not to purchase the practice and has left to seek other adventures in life. Good luck, Dr. Lara! Since Dr. Lara did not wish to pursue purchasing the clinic, Dr. Pierce then sought out Greenhaven Animal Clinic to continue the caring and compassionate service that everyone has come to expect. Greenhaven is an AAHA certified hospital, which is the organization that sets the standard in veterinary care. In fact, only about 3,500 animal hospitals in America and Canada hold this honor. Greenhaven is also a silver certified feline practice from AAFP. Since the purchase, we have been working very hard to update and organize the clinic. Most of the staff have stayed including Vicki, Shay and Heather. We have also gained a few new faces including Jessica at the front desk and Tina our new practice manager and Certified Veterinary Technician with over 16 years of experience.

We have four doctors who will be working at the clinic. They are Dr. Bill Armbruster, Dr. George Eales, Dr. Jason Wrage, and Dr. Erika Eigenbrod. Dr. Bill is born and raised in Logan County and has been with Greenhaven for over 26 years. Dr. George is from the St. Louis area and has been with Greenhaven since 2003. Dr. Jason Wrage is from Emden and his wife Elizabeth hails from Chestnut. Dr. Erika, the newest member of our team, graduated high school from Illini Central. Three of the four doctors now reside in Lincoln. All four have vast amounts of experience in small animal medicine and are eager to meet you.

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We have updated our radiology services with digital x-rays. This will allow us to provide you with more diagnostic x-rays while shortening the amount of time it takes to get films back. This will also provide us with direct access to board certified radiologists if needed to further review the films. We still have in-house diagnostics including ultrasound, endoscopy and hematology.

We have extended our weekday hours so now we are able to begin to serve you at 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. We also have convenient drop off appointments available. We still provide after hour services for any emergency needs you may have.

We also now have a new option for financing which is Care Credit. It is a credit card that allows deferred interest for 6 months. It is accepted at veterinary clinics, dentist offices and chiropractors. Check out carecredit.com if you are interested in this option.

As we move forward in the new year, we invite you to stop by and check out the updates as well as visit with our doctors and staff. Wishing you and your family a health and prosperous 2015.

Best Friends Animal Clinic

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