Coast Veterinary Services

Business Name	Coast Veterinary Services
Website	coastvet
E-mail	info@coastvet.net
Phone	831 707-4050
GMB Link	GMB Brand Page
Address	4788 Scotts Valley Dr Scotts Valley CA 95066
Business Description	Coast Veterinary Services has a specific vision of veterinary health care Our clients receive personalized quality service Our patients are cared for with compassion and excellent medical care Each client is valued and a relationship built with each patient We are the only local clinic to offer a complete health care approach integrating modern medicine such as digital x-rays in-house blood machines dental procedures and surgery with complimentary medicine such as herbal therapy acupuncture physical therapy and laser We offer these services in a beautiful modern clinic located in Scotts Valley We also provide ambulatory services for horses in Santa Cruz County and surrounding areas We look forward to becoming an important part of keeping your animal family happy and healthy Learn more about our Veterinary Team here What to expect when visiting our clinic We are a client relationship centered clinic Our clients should feel a warm personalized approach from every member of the staff They should feel genuinely cared for with sincerity and compassion Dr Cori Phinn the founder of Coast Veterinary was born and raised in Bonny Doon in Santa Cruz County She graduated with Honors CSU Chico and obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary medicine degree from Ross University After completing her education Dr Cori Phinn started Coast Equine in 2009 as an equine specific ambulatory practice serving Santa Cruz County She ran the business from her cell phone keeping back stock in her garage and with a single Team Member Tasha Hunt The clientele grew and soon they had a large group of horse clients These clients were soon requesting care for other members of their animal family In 2014 they began providing care to dogs and cats in the house call setting in addition to the equine practice In 2016 Dr Phinn became frustrated with managing chronic back pain in horses with medications She was able to see the dramatic improvement in these patients from acupuncture She became certified in this modality and began offering it Looking to continue the relationship centered around quality care that the clients were accustomed to in the field the idea of a brick-and-mortar location started Dr Phinn and her family had become part of the Scotts Valley Community and wanted to make that the home base for the clinic In 2019 the hospital was built in Scotts Valley California The building was an empty crossfit gym and was transformed to a modern and beautiful clinic built with a small loan from a bank and a lot of hope A veterinary team was assembled based on previous work experiences and the hospital was staffed without a single job ad being placed Dr Erika Sullenberger joined the team and began offering integrated medicine and rehabilitation in the clinic under the name Nautilus Rehabilitation It was the only veterinary clinic in the county to provide rehabilitation services The hospital soon developed a reputation for quality care and service In 2020 the demand continued to grow and the clinic didn t have enough room to accommodate that growth COVID hit and the team pivoted to curbside care Mt Hermon Veterinary Clinic two miles away was acquired after an abrupt need for the owner to retire The facility was upgraded with a cosmetic remodel and new equipment The clinic now had more availability for clients and the veterinary team grew We proudly added the areas best Veterinary Technicians Assistants and Client Service Representatives We are commonly complimented on our skilled team They have a positive culture and therefore we have very little staff turnover We have been able to attract very talented doctors to our team Our experienced doctors all demonstrate the clinics values of professionalism and compassion for their patients They all practice the highest medical standard of veterinary care Some of our doctors have special interests including dentistry surgery rehabilitation and acupuncture Together the doctors function as a team With any doctor at Coast you can be assured your beloved pet is in good hands The two sister clinic united under one roof in 2023 in a beautiful stand alone building in Scotts Valley While the clinic has grown in size to a nine doctor practice the values remain the same we provide our patients with excellent medical care We offer care with compassion integrity and service to both the patient and client