Friendship Hospital was established in 1936 to provide quality, lifelong health care for dogs and cats in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Over the years, Friendship has developed into the largest animal health care facility in Washington D.C., providing health care services to over 50,000 dogs and cats each year.

We provide compassionate, individualized health care for each patient 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We pride ourselves on our patient care and client communication. Our team is distinguished not only by their skills in providing outstanding animal health care, but also by their compassion and empathy for their patients and pet owners.

At Friendship we believe wellness health care is the best way to enhance your pet's longevity and vitality. We also believe that each pet is a family member and an individual with unique health care needs.

Friendship is a rare combination of an outstanding, compassionate general practice and a state of the art referral center with fully staffed twenty-four hour critical care capabilities.

FRIENDSHIP VISION STATEMENT

The Friendship Family:

• Commits every team member to a clear, shared vision of our future.
  
  
• Values training and shares knowledge with the entire healthcare team to promote education and growth in order to fully meet the needs of our clients and patients.
  
  
• Sets and maintains high service and healthcare standards and holds individuals accountable to those standards.
  
  
• Is committed to providing excellent care to our patients, our clients and each other twenty-four hours every day.
  
  
• Is compassionate to all clients and their pets.
  
  
• Fosters an environment of loyalty, respect and equality. Recognizes and celebrates the diversity of our clients and our staff.
  
  
• Is committed to open and honest communication.
  
  
• Cultivates a positive, supportive environment, which is cooperative, civil, fun, creative and which promotes psychological, financial, and intellectual rewards.
  
  
• Strives to be a national leader in the veterinary healthcare profession.
  
  
• Is committed to community service.