Emergency and Critical Care

Services

24-hour emergency service
Supportive care and initial diagnostics for emergency patients
Critical care monitoring
Chest tube placement
Tracheostomy tube placement
Pericardiocentesis
Thoracocentesis
24-hour ICU monitoring/hospitalization
Bloodwork including profile, CBC, partial coagulation panels, blood gas analysis, and cross matching
Radiographs
Emergency endoscopy for foreign body retrieval
Emergency advanced imaging procedures (fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography)
Emergency surgical procedures

Special Equipment:

Ventilator
Capnography
O₂ cages
ECG/Blood pressure monitoring
Fuji Sonosite

Emergency Services is for emergencies only. Emergencies are defined as a medical incident or condition which, if not treated immediately, would result in long-lasting morbidity or mortality.

Please call before referring patients.

Contact Information

24 hours a day / 7 days a week

Phone: 612-626-VETS (8387)

Our Team

Emergency & Critical Care Specialists:
Rosalind Chow, VMD, Dip. ACVECC
Steven Friedenberg, DVM, PhD, Dip. ACVECC
Jose Grenet, DVM
Joseph Hediger, DVM
Kelly Tart, DVM, Dip. ACVECC
Jeff Todd, DVM, Dip. ACVECC

Residents:
Austin, Luskin, VMD, (2017-2020)
Molly Racette, DVM, (2017-2020)
Samantha Bilko, DVM, (2018-2021)
Tasia Ludwik, DVM, (2018-2021)
Angela Harrington, DVM, (2019-2022)

24/7 Emergency-Critical Care: & Wards Supervisors:
Brenda Houle, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Janet Nelson, CVT

Technicians:
Kelsey Brown, CVT
Ashley Gille, CVT
Heather Holmgren, CVT, VTS (ECC, CP-C/F)
Sophia LeClair, CVT
Sarah Lemm, CVT
Sara Orlando, CVT

Monique Rambo, CVT

Ellen Skala, CVT

Rachel Woodworth, CVT

Joelle Johnson-Krueger, CVT

Catie Krohnfeldt, CVT

ECC Float:
Amy Eastman, CVT

Heather Lavely, CVT

Jennifer Glover, CVT