National Veterinary Associates
3,648 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
NVA operates a network of community veterinary hospitals and specialty/emergency care facilities serving pet owners across North America. The company also provides pet boarding, grooming, daycare, training, and equine veterinary services.
Also known as NVA
Investors · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026National Veterinary Associates (NVA) operates a multi-brand pet and animal health platform organized around four lines of business. Its general practice segment, National Veterinary Associates General Practice, comprises a network of roughly 1,000 community hospitals that provide primary veterinary medicine to pets across life stages. Its specialty and emergency segment operates under the Ethos Veterinary Health brand, with more than 140 hospitals delivering critical and advanced care, alongside stated activity in innovation, research, and clinical training and development.
Beyond clinical care, NVA runs National Veterinary Associates Pet Resorts, which offer boarding, grooming, daycare and training services for pet owners, and National Veterinary Associates Equine, described as one of the largest equine veterinary networks in North America with international reach. The company presents itself as a single community of practices spanning the continuum of pet and equine health, supported by a central leadership team drawn from multiple disciplines, plus corporate careers and partner-facing functions.
Business model
NVA operates and partners with veterinary practices and pet care facilities under multiple brands, delivering care and services directly to pet owners through its hospital, resort and equine practice networks [0].
Traction
Public materials cite a network of approximately 1,000 community general practice hospitals and 140+ specialty and emergency hospitals, in addition to pet resort and equine practice networks [0].
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Market position
NVA positions itself as a large multi-brand pet health network, citing about 1,000 general practice community hospitals and more than 140 specialty and emergency hospitals under Ethos Veterinary Health [0].
Technology
The company cites innovation, research, and evidence-based medicine as elements of its specialty and emergency care operations [0].
Go-to-market
Pet owners ("pet parents") seeking general practice, specialty and emergency veterinary care as well as boarding, grooming, daycare and training; and owners of horses requiring equine veterinary services [0].
Geography
The company describes its equine network as one of the largest in North America with international reach, and operates hospital and resort locations across its markets [0].
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Key figures
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primary sources listed
- National Veterinary Associatesnva.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does National Veterinary Associates do?
- National Veterinary Associates runs a North American network of general practice, specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals, pet resorts and equine practices.
- Who are National Veterinary Associates's investors?
- National Veterinary Associates's investors include JAB Holding Company, OMERS Private Equity Inc..