Updates From dr. farrington
MAY 2024
Hey everyone,
I hope you and your four legged family members are enjoying Spring's late arrival! I am reaching out with what is great news for Dr. Coates, but sad news for our CCVC family. Dr. Coates was offered a late opening for an internship in Veterinary Imaging in North Carolina. This has been a goal for him for the last several years, and something he cannot pass up,despite the timing. His last day with us will be May 31st. While we will be very sorry to lose him, I am extraordinarily happy that a life long goal is finally within his, and his family's reach!
While I do have two promising candidates for full time positions coming in the next few weeks, even if I were to hire them on the spot, they would not be able to start for at least 3 months. The only way I can see appointments and be able to continue to provide surgery appointments, is to do 4, 10- hour day shifts a week. This means we will be closed most Fridays, starting June 1st. Dr. Roman will be picking up a couple of Fridays, and covering the week I will be on vacation in August. That will be a 5 day week where we will be closing at 6pm. I am also working with a new veterinary relief group to find a doctor to see appointments during the day when I have to do surgeries.
I apologize for the inconvenience in all of this, and know it will be difficult, especially during the summer, to only be available 4 days a week. We will do our best to efficiently triage appointments to ensure we can see as many urgent care cases as we can, but the reality will likely be that we will need to refer away more cases that require same day care. We may also have to ask elective surgery patients to reschedule if a patient with more urgent needs comes in. I will do my best to care for all of you who have been so supportive throughout the years, and just ask that you please be patient with the staff for scheduling, prescription needs, and questions, as any delays will not be because of them but purely on my ability to manage time.
Keep your fingers crossed. I hope to have good news by mid June on at least one new associate.
Thank you,
Dr. Linda
If your pet does have a medical emergency while we are closed, you should call:
Ocean State -401-886-6787
Baystate -508-379-1233
Tufts Walpole -508-668-5454
Tufts Grafton – 508-839-5395
Mass RI Emergency – 508-730-1112
Hey everyone,
I hope you and your four legged family members are enjoying Spring's late arrival! I am reaching out with what is great news for Dr. Coates, but sad news for our CCVC family. Dr. Coates was offered a late opening for an internship in Veterinary Imaging in North Carolina. This has been a goal for him for the last several years, and something he cannot pass up,despite the timing. His last day with us will be May 31st. While we will be very sorry to lose him, I am extraordinarily happy that a life long goal is finally within his, and his family's reach!
While I do have two promising candidates for full time positions coming in the next few weeks, even if I were to hire them on the spot, they would not be able to start for at least 3 months. The only way I can see appointments and be able to continue to provide surgery appointments, is to do 4, 10- hour day shifts a week. This means we will be closed most Fridays, starting June 1st. Dr. Roman will be picking up a couple of Fridays, and covering the week I will be on vacation in August. That will be a 5 day week where we will be closing at 6pm. I am also working with a new veterinary relief group to find a doctor to see appointments during the day when I have to do surgeries.
I apologize for the inconvenience in all of this, and know it will be difficult, especially during the summer, to only be available 4 days a week. We will do our best to efficiently triage appointments to ensure we can see as many urgent care cases as we can, but the reality will likely be that we will need to refer away more cases that require same day care. We may also have to ask elective surgery patients to reschedule if a patient with more urgent needs comes in. I will do my best to care for all of you who have been so supportive throughout the years, and just ask that you please be patient with the staff for scheduling, prescription needs, and questions, as any delays will not be because of them but purely on my ability to manage time.
Keep your fingers crossed. I hope to have good news by mid June on at least one new associate.
Thank you,
Dr. Linda
If your pet does have a medical emergency while we are closed, you should call:
Ocean State -401-886-6787
Baystate -508-379-1233
Tufts Walpole -508-668-5454
Tufts Grafton – 508-839-5395
Mass RI Emergency – 508-730-1112