Levittown Animal Hospital Blog

Long Island's Best Pet Hospital (1st Place) & Best Veterinarian (1st and 3rd Places)

The 2012 edition of Long Island Press’ Best of LI hit newsstands last Friday, and results of last Fall’s voting was finally released to the general public.  “Best Pet Hospital,” “Best Pet Sitting / Boarding,” and “Best Veterinarian” were among the hundreds of categories listed in the newspaper. I am happy to report that we were listed four times in the three categories: Levittown Animal Hospital for Best Pet Hospital (First Place) & Best Pet Sitting / Boarding (Second Place), Dr. Mark Nunez for Best Veterinarian (Third Place), and myself for Best Veterinarian (First Place).  I’ve been saying for years that Levittown Animal Hospital is where everyone wants to bring their pets -some people just don’t know it yet.  Now that we’ve earned the titles of Best Pet Hospital of Long Island and Best Veterinarians of Long Island, we need to raise the bar even higher.  Before we merely had something to prove.  Now we have something to live up to.  So what exactly does it take to be the best veterinary hospital on Long Island? I suppose the answer may be a little different for everyone.  For me, it’s actually quite simple: it means an unwavering dedication to always do the right thing for our patients.  “Doing the right thing” is not just a motto or mantra at Levittown Animal Hospital -it’s at the core of our practice culture.  It is how I learned to practice veterinary medicine and surgery.  It is the philosophy by which i ground all of my medical decisions.  It is a standard of care that our entire team must uphold.  Sometimes doing the right thing is actually very straightforward, inexpensive and easy to figure out.  Oftentimes doing the right thing can get expensive (for both us and our clients) and complicated -and it may take some time to plan the best course of action. Sometimes my clients will not agree with me on what the “right thing” is. Either way, as long as I can remain passionate (perhaps obesessive?) about doing the right thing for every dog and cat I treat, I am confident I can live up to my title of Best Veterinarian on Long Island.  And as long as I can continue to surround myself with Long Island’s best veterinary team, the hospital will also remain The Best.
Thanks to everyone who voted.  Your continued trust and support are are a constant reminder and reward for our efforts to remain at the top of our game.