Additionally, Central Hospital is a trauma center, staffed and equipped to manage life-threatening traumatic injuries. Our emergency room is staffed by experienced veterinarians with specialty training in emergency medicine, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In partnership with the emergency room, our ICU is staffed by criticalists certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Our emergency team works together with all of our specialists and your family veterinarian to provide the highest standard of care to our sickest patients. The ICU is staffed 24 hours a day with highly trained staff. Because we are always open, we are able to provide round-the-clock monitoring and treatment of critically ill pets.