Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center: History of Our Hospital

History of OPVMC

The Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center was originally established in 1958 as a one-doctor community practice clinic, by Rodney S. Graves, DVM. He was joined in 1968 by John C. Laurie, DVM who assumed the position of director of surgery, with Dr. Graves serving as director of internal medicine.

Since then we have grown into both a singular and unique entity, in that we now actually comprise three separate practices (Community, Emergency/Critical Care, and Referral) under one name and in one location.

When we first opened our doors at the 3507 Orchard Park Road location on the corner of Milestrip Road, in 1979, the entire staff consisted of 12 people; today, we employ over 100 staff members, all of whom work hard each day to meet the mission of the hospital. In May of 2008 we moved to our current location at 3930 North Buffalo Road into a 22,000 sq. feet, former supermarket, newly remodeled and outfitted for our practice.

The practice still boasts a thriving community practice, growing referral practice and continues to offer 24 hour emergency care for all the pets in the Western New York area. Our staff stays focused on our mission everyday and we are:

"Always the Patient's Advocate."

Having purchased the practice in 1995, the current ownership group consisting of Dr. David Brummer ACVIM, Dr. Susan Metzger, and Dr. Mark Hedges, have worked hard to improve the practice and add additional services and features, including a board certified internal medicine specialist, a board certified surgeon, an on-site laboratory, reproductive services, a blood bank program, acupuncture, behavioral consultations, physical therapy, and the 24-hour emergency and critical care.

These additional features have placed us in a position to offer continuous and consistent care, 24 hours a day 7 days a week for all pets seen as regularly scheduled appointments, emergency situations, and those admitted to the hospital under any medical circumstance.

Along with our growth and changes, we have strived to maintain a family-like atmosphere for both staff and clients by focusing on the goals defined in our mission and vision statements. It is our goal and mission to always provide services based on our patient's needs.