If you have a couple of minutes, read on & I hope you find this helpful.\r
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Hopefully you will never need the services of a veterinary specialty clinic / 24 hr emergency hospital, but in the event you do, there is only one such place I would recommend, (highly recommend), based on many years of experience -- Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island (VMCLI) in West Islip, NY. \r
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My 1st visit to VMCLI was thru emergency in 2006. Since then I have had to go back on numerous occasions--time and again one of my cats has had a medical crisis outside the scope of regular veterinary medicine: severe asthma, pancreatic cysts, laryngeal mass (very rare cancer, no other feline case studies), nerve sheath tumor (post surgery complications, transferred over to VMCLI), dental disease, nasopharyngeal stenosis, and the list goes on..... And, each time I go to VMCLI and each time I leave, I am so grateful to the Doctors and Technicians for the outstanding medical care and attention they consistently provide. VMCLI has an exceptional team of Specialists/Doctors under one roof: Internal Medicine, Dr. Fondacaro; Oncology, Dr. Brodsky; I could go on for days about the wonderful care, patience and compassion both these Doctors have shown. In addition: Surgery, Dr. Herndon and Dr. Puccio; Internal Medicine, Dr. Hillock; Dentistry, Dr. Carmichael, and the ER Drs. & Interns. The Technicians in Internal Medicine, Oncology, and ER are fantastic as well. I've come to refer to this special group of Doctors and Technicians as the Dream Team.\r
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I also want to mention the non-medical staff. Each visit begins and ends with the front desk/reception area. They are (generally) responsible for first impressions, which are key for any practice. The front desk/reception staff at VMCLI is a wonderful group, always professional, attentive, personable, and understanding. No matter how stressful the nature of the appointment, in addition to the Doctors and Technicians, the front desk staff is also there to provide you with some measure of comfort. It's nice to see the familiar faces throughout all the years I've been a client; I'm grateful to each of them as well.\r
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They're the ""Best of the Best"".\r
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ps: I have been to a couple of other 24 hr. emergency / specialty hospitals on LI, and suffice it to say (for me) this is the hospital I come back to.
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