The brand new Veterinary Surgical Middle of Lengthy Island that opens in Huntington subsequent week is actually a household affair.
The ten,000-square-foot facility, constructed on the 1.2-acre website of the previous Fort Hill Nursery at 188 East Foremost St., was developed by Dr. Margaret Puccio and her sister Theresa Puccio and the workers additionally consists of their sister Judith Puccio Cuomo, an ultrasound and veterinary technician.
The brand new $12 million surgical heart is a specialty referral observe, the place its animal sufferers, principally canine and cats, are referred by veterinarians. The middle will host dozens of Lengthy Island-area veterinarians at its three-day open home on Friday, April 26, Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 to introduce them to the ability.
The surgical heart, which might be staffed by about 50 folks, may even be offering 24-hour emergency care, so pet house owners can convey their pets to the middle in any respect hours seven days per week.
Staffed by about 50 folks, Theresa Puccio describes VSCLI as a “progressive, team-oriented” operation that practices high-quality surgical procedure, drugs, communication, and compassionate affected person care. The hospital is supplied with a Canon 128 slice CT Scanner, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit, two digital radiology rooms, endoscopic gear for endoscopy, arthroscopy, and laparoscopy, in addition to ultrasound, a whole laboratory, a Snyder oxygen cage, and extra.
“I’m very pleased with the attractive hospital that we’ve constructed on this group, in addition to the brand new jobs that we’ve created,” mentioned Theresa Puccio, the ability’s CEO. “As well as, it’s an honor to work with my sister, Margaret, in addition to my twin sister, Judith, an ultrasound technologist, veterinary technician and observe supervisor. This can be a household enterprise that I hope will proceed to be run by generations of Puccios.”
The sisters, who grew up in Dix Hills, have been effectively ready to imagine their roles on the surgical heart.
Dr. Puccio is a board-certified veterinary surgeon who graduated from Cornell College Faculty of Veterinary Drugs in 1995. During the last 29 years, Puccio has labored at veterinary surgical hospitals in New York Metropolis and Lengthy Island and has skilled surgical residents and surgical interns all through her profession.
Theresa Puccio is a licensed treasury skilled and a licensed monetary threat supervisor with an MBA in finance. Previously the treasurer on the New York Metropolis Housing Authority, she has greater than 20 years of expertise in each private and non-private sectors, specializing in money administration, budgeting, and investing in fixed-income devices and equities.
Whereas VSCLI doesn’t formally open till Monday, April 29, Dr. Puccio mentioned she has already obtained favorable suggestions from different veterinarians locally who’ve visited the hospital.
“Opening this hospital means all the things to me. After working at different specialty hospitals for over 25 years, it has been my dream to construct a state-of-the-art specialty hospital the place I can present the group with the perfect veterinary care attainable,” she mentioned. “I’ve assembled the best staff of veterinary professionals on this sector who’re dedicated to my core values of excellence, professionalism, and teamwork. Everybody is worked up for our doorways to open and to start serving to sufferers.”