Birmingham, AL - Southern Veterinary Partners welcomes Memphis Animal Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee to our growing network of veterinary hospitals. With this acquisition, Southern Veterinary Partners now has 13 animal hospitals across five states, including four in Tennessee.

Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Southern Veterinary Partners is a veterinarian owned and operated a regional network of animal hospitals in the Southeast with a goal of providing the highest quality veterinary care to companion animals with exceptional client experience.

Jay Price, DVM and CEO of Southern Veterinary Partners says, “In under two years, Southern Veterinary Partners has become the largest veterinary management company based in the Southeast. As we continue to expand, Southern Veterinary Partners welcomes our fourth veterinary hospital in Tennessee. Memphis Animal Clinic’s veterinarians and staff will now enjoy enhanced benefits, new training opportunities, and administrative and operational support. Having access to our management team allows them to focus on the veterinary care they provide to pet owners.”

For over 80 years, Memphis Animal Clinic has provided preventative care, emergency medical services, boarding, and grooming services to cats and dogs in Memphis. Southern Veterinary Partners welcomes to our team previous owner Dr. Stephen Tower along with associate veterinarians Dr. Pauline Clayton, Dr. Nicholas Baer and Dr. Kathy Young.

Says Dr. Stephen Tower, “When I started my ownership of Memphis Animal Clinic 40 years ago, I also started dreaming that the sale of my vet practice would be the ticket for my retirement. Southern Veterinary Partners made that dream come true. Jay Price and his team kept me updated, were thorough in their discussions and easy to work with during the acquisition of my vet practice. Their leadership and staff worked hard to make the transition smooth, uncomplicated, and straightforward for me, my employees and my clients. Thank you Southern Veterinary Partners!”

Southern Veterinary Partners provides centralized support for the animal hospitals in its network including marketing, HR, finance and inventory and purchasing management. The hospitals retain their names, culture and local commitment to their communities as well as veterinarians and staff that provide their clients with high-quality veterinary care. Southern Veterinary Partners believes that leveraging its infrastructure allows the hospitals in its network to focus on medicine and their patients to facilitate best-in-class veterinary services and exceptional client experiences.