Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital Achieves #1 Ranking

February 14, 2018

Several media outlets reported on the Veterinary Teaching Hospital being ranked number one in North America in the most recent CalPro Research Referring Veterinarian Survey that included 26 hospitals.  The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is only the second college to have received the #1 ranking for the benchmark rating called the “Overall Hospital Rating.” The national survey evaluates veterinary teaching hospitals on the basis of referring veterinarians’ feedback concerning responsiveness, communication, client and patient experience, and quality of medicine.

To read the full stories click on the following links:

Inside Indiana Business– Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital Tops Survey

Veterinary Practice News– Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital ranked No. 1 in CalPro Research survey

WLFI TV 18, which broadcast two versions of the story:  Veterinary Teaching Hospital Highest in Survey Rankings; Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital is Ranked Highest in the Nation

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