Value and Benefits

"I tell people I love AAHA. I really do because it has really fulfilled my life and my pursuits to having the best practice that I can. I grew up in a family that encouraged us to do the very best we could in whatever we did, and I think the American Animal Hospital Association has also been an encouraging factor in my life as a veterinarian. And I do feel that the excellence that they promote has made my life as a veterinarian very, very worthwhile."
— Willi Weichelt, DVM, Veterinarian West Chester Veterinary Medical Center, West Chester, PA

In addition to the core benefits of a veterinary practice membership, AAHA accredited members have exclusive access to the following:

An extension of your animal hospital staff

Ongoing support from our accreditation team, including ideas and recommendations for:

• Increasing profitability
• Improving productivity
• Providing veterinary staff training and answers to practice management questions

Increased exposure for your veterinary practice– AAHA commends the work and effort animal hospitals put into becoming accredited, in return AAHA provides the following:

• Increased public visibility for your practice
• Special accreditation kit and online resources, including promotional templates and examination room signs, as well as other helpful public relations tools
• Use of the AAHA-accredited logo on any practice communication
• Referrals through our pet owner website, www.healthypet.com
• Referrals from AAHA’s Member Service Center when pet owners call for recommendations
• Open House Kit (by request ) to help you promote your accreditation at your special event

Additional services and resources for accredited members only – You’ve made the effort to become accredited and now you will reap the benefits with the following:

• Preferential registration for veterinary staff training programs and CE, including special invitation-only AAHA National Staff Meetings and Leadership Workshops
• AAHA’s Client Satisfaction Survey, an online survey program that measures client satisfaction at your veterinary practice and helps you improve client service
• Access to an accredited version of PetsMatter, a veterinary newsletter that is published six times a year and can be forwarded via email to clients with a customized subject line
• AAHA Update, our quarterly veterinary newsletter that updates you on your member benefits and what’s happening with the Association
• Accredited Practice Directory, a geographic listing of all AAHA-accredited practices in the United States, which can be used to refer clients who are moving
• Special accredited member pricing on select AAHA veterinary publications
• Free listings in the AAHA Career Center to recruit for any practice team position and in the AAHA Externship Directory to advertise student externship positions at your veterinary practice

Hear what Gayle Craig, CVPM for Countryside Veterinary Hospital , thinks about accreditation and the awareness campaign

Core practice membership benefits:

• Subscription to Trends magazine
• Subscription to online Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
• Subscription to NEWStat, our biweekly electronic veterinary newsletter
• Free veterinary staff training programs and CE, including special invitation-only AAHA National Staff Meetings (accredited members receive first priority)
• Subscription to AAHA Member Connection, the monthly member veterinary newsletter
• Access to online proceedings from yearly veterinary conference (directors also receive a free CD copy)
• Access to the Members Only materials on www.aahanet.org, including many valuable resources such as the online Membership Directory and Industry Affiliate Directory
• Member prices for all services, publications and educational programs
• Access to AAHA’s full line drug and supply distributor, AAHA MARKETLink (U.S. only)
• Access to AAHA’s Preferred Business Providers, offering special services and rates
• Access to PetsMatter, an e-newsletter that is published six times a year and can be forwarded via email to clients with a customized subject line

AAHA provides value and savings by offering exclusive member benefits as well as special discounts to AAHA members. Following is a sampling of the value and savings that AAHA-accredited members enjoy compared to a nonmember.