A Guide to Emergency Animal Hospitals

Pet Products and Services Offered: Veterinary Emergency, Critical Care & Trauma Services, Veterinary Care, Pet Medicine

Types of Pets Served: Dogs and Cats

Additional Information: Located in Washington, DC, Friendship provides compassionate full service health care services for dogs and cats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 a year. We are committed to providing compassionate, state of the art patient care 24 hours every day and exceptional, friendly customer service. Friendship is unique because it provides outstanding primary care and customer service while at the same time we offer sophisticated referral services including emergency and critical care.

Friendship Hospital was established in 1936 to provide quality, lifelong health care for dogs and cats in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Over the years, Friendship has developed into the largest animal health care facility in Washington D.C., providing health care services to over 50,000 dogs and cats each year.

We provide compassionate, individualized health care for each patient 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We pride ourselves on our patient care and client communication. Our team is distinguished not only by their skills in providing outstanding animal health care, but also by their compassion and empathy for their patients and pet owners.

At Friendship we believe wellness health care is the best way to enhance your pet's longevity and vitality. We also believe that each pet is a family member and an individual with unique health care needs.

Friendship is a rare combination of an outstanding, compassionate general practice and a state of the art referral center with fully staffed twenty-four hour critical care capabilities.


FRIENDSHIP VISION STATEMENT

The Friendship Family:

• Commits every team member to a clear, shared vision of our future.
• Values training and shares knowledge with the entire healthcare team to promote education and growth in order to fully meet the needs of our clients and patients.
• Sets and maintains high service and healthcare standards and holds individuals accountable to those standards.
• Is committed to providing excellent care to our patients, our clients and each other twenty-four hours every day.
• Is compassionate to all clients and their pets.
• Fosters an environment of loyalty, respect and equality. Recognizes and celebrates the diversity of our clients and our staff.
• Is committed to open and honest communication.
• Cultivates a positive, supportive environment, which is cooperative, civil, fun, creative and which promotes psychological, financial, and intellectual rewards.
• Strives to be a national leader in the veterinary healthcare profession.
• Is committed to community service.

Service Area: Washington DC Metro Area

Professional Affiliations: Friendship Hospital for Animals is one of the less than 18 percent of North American veterinary hospitals accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). AAHA accreditation means that we meet strict standards for excellence in all areas of patient care, surgery and sanitation. Regular AAHA evaluation, inspection and consultations assure you of the highest quality care each and every time you trust your pet to our team of professionals. Friendship has been an AAHA member hospital since 1950!

Directions: Driving Directions
From Gaithersburg, Rockville, etc.:
- Take I270 S to the Beltway/I495, following signs for northern Virginia.
- Once on the Beltway, take the second exit, exit 39, for River Road, heading into the District.
- Follow River Road south for approximately 5 miles. At Chesapeake Street, make a left.
- At the second stop sign, make a right onto Wisconsin Avenue, heading south.
- Make a right at the first light/intersection onto Brandywine Street.
- We are immediately on the right at 4105 Brandywine, the gray slate building with silver trim, set slightly back from the road.

From Baltimore, Laurel, etc.:
- Take I 95 S to the Beltway/I495, following signs for Silver Spring.
- Once on the Beltway, take the Wisconsin Avenue South/Route 355 exit. Make a right and follow the signs for southbound traffic.
- Follow Wisconsin Avenue south for approximately 4.5 miles. At Brandywine Street, make a right.
- We are immediately on the right at 4105 Brandywine, the gray slate building with silver trim, set slightly back from the road.

From Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church, etc.:
- From I66 or Route 50, take Route 29 across the Key Bridge into the District.
- Promptly at the end of the bridge, make a left onto M Street. M Street will turn into Foxhall Road.
- Follow Foxhall Road approximately 2 miles, until it deadends into Nebraska Avenue.
- Make a right onto Nebraska Avenue and follow it approximately 1 mile to Wisconsin Avenue, at the light/2nd semi-circle.
- Make a left onto Wisconsin Avenue.
- Take Wisconsin Avenue north, for less than ¼ mile. One block past the Tenleytown/AU Metro station and the Best Buy (on your left), make a left onto Brandywine Street. There is a left turn light and a left turn lane at this intersection.
- We are immediately on the right at 4105 Brandywine, the gray slate building with silver trim, set slightly back from the road.

PARKING
Free parking is available under the building. Go past Friendship, make a right into the narrow alley immediately past the building, and then make a right into our garage. Metered on-street parking is usually available as well.

Landmarks: Enter the alley on the west side of hospital to access free parking.

Business Hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Accepted Payment Methods: We accept Cash, Personal Checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Care Credit