Due to a litigation dispute, CARE Hospital was forced to close on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. The owners and staff at CARE Hospital are deeply saddened to have to close our doors.

Unfortunately, many aspects of media reports are factually incorrect. Of particular importance is the fact that as of January 5, 2010, CARE Hospital has NOT filed bankruptcy. The CARE owners continue to work toward a solution to re-open our doors. The most expedient way to re-establish emergency and specialty veterinary services in Santa Barbara is to re-organize and re-start CARE.

In the meantime, please see the following list of options for emergency pet care. We greatly appreciate that the Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo veterinary communities have reached out to us during this time and more importantly have created alternatives to serve the animals of our community.

After-Hours and Weekend Emergency Pet Care in SB

SB Animal Emergency Associates at San Roque Pet Hospital
3034 State Street (at de la Vina)
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: (805) 687-2059

Santa Barbara Animal Emergency Associates is now open for after-hours and weekend emergencies at San Roque Pet Hospital. General after-hours emergency will be available from 6 pm until 8 am, Monday – Friday. We will also be open Weekends and Holidays for emergencies.

Patients referred to us for emergencies during this time will be referred back to their referring veterinarians on their next business morning. We will continue to honor the trust that you have placed in us while caring for your patients at CARE Hospital. Your patients will again receive the quality emergency care you have come to expect here in Santa Barbara. We are hopeful a dedicated emergency and critical care hospital will re-open in the near future. We will keep you posted with any changes.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns should they arise.

Erich Stumpp, DVM; Eileen Gillen, DVM; Christine Li, DVM

ALSO OPEN FOR DAY & WEEKEND EMERGENCIES

La Concepcion Animal Hospital has new hours! Open 7 days a week. Performing emergencies or routine care.

Saturday - Thursday, open 8 AM - 7 PM
Friday, open 8 AM - 5 PM

La Concepcion Animal Hospital
7126 Hollister Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 685-4513

OUTSIDE OF SANTA BARBARA

All other veterinary emergencies should go to Veterinary Medical & Surgical Group or Pet Emergency in Ventura County or Central Coast Pet Emergency in San Luis Obispo County -- whichever is closest.