Our Facility
LEVC is a 10,000-square foot state-of-the-art hospital that includes:
- A surgery wing that includes two surgery rooms, one for orthopedics and the other for soft tissue procedures, and two fully padded areas, one for induction to prepare the horse for surgery and the other for recovery after surgery
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A separate isolation ward for suspected contagious diseases to ensure the safety of all occupants
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Large, fully equipped examination area with steel horse stocks
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Fully equipped laboratory to conduct on-site fecal parasite egg counts, various blood work tests, chemistry tests and select cultures
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Large stalls in a heated concrete block area with video monitoring capability
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Indoor and outdoor riding areas for lameness, prepurchase and other evaluations
The hospital has many diagnostic capabilities, including:
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3-meter video endoscope unit for gastrointestinal, respiratory and neurologic examinations
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2.5 MHz . 10.0 MHz digital and analog ultrasound units for soft tissue and reproductive examinations
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Digital high energy in-house and portable x-ray units for leg, skull, thorax and other examinations
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Laparoscopic and Arthroscopic equipment that allows minimally invasive surgery for many soft tissue and orthopedic surgical procedures