Emergency Room Diversion Process at Angell in Boston
Due to the unprecedented volume of patients and a nationwide veterinary staffing shortage, the Angell Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) service in Boston will be diverting new emergency cases to other emergency or urgent care facilities with the exception of patients experiencing an imminent, life-threatening medical emergency (e.g., cardiac arrest, difficulty breathing, GI stasis in rabbits etc.). We urge clients to call 617-522-7282 before visiting our Angell Boston emergency room to confirm that we are not on diversion status. For alternate veterinary emergency care options, please call the hospitals listed below to ask if they are accepting emergency cases. For less critical conditions, you may also call 781-902-8400 to book an appointment with our Angell West Urgent Care team in Waltham (by appointment only). Angell Urgent Care appointments are available for dogs, cats and avian/exotic species.
Alternative Veterinary Urgent Care Facilities
Angell West Urgent Care (Waltham)
781-902-8400
Veterinary Emergency Group – VEG (Boston)
617-762-0001
Veterinary Urgent Care Center (Quincy)
617-481-5197
PetMedic Urgent Care Vet Clinic (Watertown)
617-744-9540
Alternative Veterinary Emergency Rooms
Mass Vet Referral (Woburn)
781-932-5802
Tufts Veterinary Emergency Services (Walpole)
508-668-5454
BluePearl Pet Hospital Charlestown (Charlestown)
617-284-9777
Tufts – Cummings Veterinary Medical Center (Grafton)
508-839-5395
