Veterinary Practice Partners - Lakefield Veterinary Group

Partnership Opportunities

As Veterinary Partners, We Are Building World-class Veterinary Care Together

Lakefield approaches partnerships in several ways, but the end goal is always the same: to build a world-class veterinary hospital with veterinarians who share our standard of excellence and vision for our aligned mission.

We are a family-owned business; therefore we have the flexibility to approach each veterinary partner based on its unique situation. We are building new multi-discipline specialty and emergency hospitals in partnership with veterinarians who strive for excellence in veterinary medical leadership and align with our geographical areas of focus.

Typically, partnership opportunities fall into the following categories.

Acquisition-Based partnerships

  • Traditional joint ventures brought on by veterinarians selling the majority of their business to Lakefield 
  • Customized joint ventures tailored to achieve mutual goals

New business partnerships

  • Traditional co-investment joint ventures 
  • Unique opportunities where veterinarians invest time and expertise in exchange for profit sharing beyond standard bonuses
Animal Hospital - Lakefield Veterinary Group
“We are building the culture that we want to work in and know will be successful.” -Lisa Mahlum, DVM, DACVECC, Co-Medical Director & Partner, Bridgetown Veterinary Emergency & Referral, Portland, OR

Get in Touch

You have a vision for creating the veterinary hospital of your dreams – we commend you and would like to discuss with you our unique partnership opportunities. Our visions may be aligned, and if they are, we can create more together. Our partners receive exclusive access to our leadership team’s decades of knowledge, mentorship and guidance; plus our world-class internal subject matter experts ranging from financial planning and analysis, accounting, payroll, accounts payable, human resources, procurement, information technology (IT) hardware and software, business analytics, operations support and much more.

Leadership is a primary driver for hospital success in our minds, and leadership skills requires development and mentorship for growth. We provide our partners with a comprehensive leadership training and development support program tailored to their individual and personalized needs. 

If you are interested in learning more about how Lakefield may be able to partner with you on building the hospital of your dreams, please fill out the Contact Us form below.

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