subsidiary of mars incorporated industry veterinary services founded 1955 ; 61 years ago 1955 portland oregon u.s. headquarters vancouver washington u.s. 45 32 11 n 122 34 48 w 45.536445 n 122.580020 w 45.536445 ; 122.580020 coordinates 45 32 11 n 122 34 48 w 45.536445 n 122.580020 w 45.536445 ; 122.580020 key people vincent bradley president and ceo daniel aja sr. vice president and chief medical officer products veterinary care revenue us 774.4 million 1 number of employees 14 000 2014 2 website www.banfield.com banfield pet hospital is a privately owned company based in portland oregon united states that operates veterinary clinics . part of the mars incorporated family of companies banfield owns clinics in the united states mexico and the united kingdom . founded in 1955 the company operates many of its 800 plus clinics inside petsmart stores . banfield is the largest privately owned veterinary practice in the united states . on april 2 2014 banfield pet hospital announced its headquarters would be relocating to vancouver washington . 3 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit banfield was founded in northeast portland oregon in 1955 by warren j. wegert . 4 the name comes from the nearby banfield freeway . in 1987 scott campbell purchased the single veterinary hospital which had about 2 million in annual revenues . 5 medical management international inc. mmi was created to own the clinic and in 1994 the pet store chain petsmart teamed up with mmi to open pet clinics in their stores initially called vetsmart . 5 by 1996 the private company had grown to in excess of 150 locations in 18 states with over 600 000 pets treated annually and 1 100 employees . 5 petsmart received rent and a share of the profits from the clinics and owned part of mmi as part of the deal between the companies . 5 in 2000 banfield purchased petsmart s other clinics named petsmart veterinary services . 6 the company grew to more than 250 clinics by 2001 . 7 that year mmi launched bluepaw family pet insurance company to sell health insurance for pets . 7 after a lawsuit by the blue cross and blue shield association the name was changed to truepaws in august 2001 . 8 in january 2004 the company bought a property for 2.3 million from the portland public schools for a new headquarters on ne 82nd avenue . 6 they also opened a clinic in england their first international location and operated 360 clinics in all . 6 in october 2004 they began building a new 25 million building for their headquarters on the 5.5 acre 22 000 m2 plot that would total 225 000 square feet 20 900 m2 . 9 at that time the company had become the largest privately owned veterinary practice in the united states . 9 they employed more than 4 000 worldwide of which 900 were veterinarians . 10 in 2004 banfield opened 80 more clinics and financed teaching hospitals affiliated with the veterinary medicine programs at western university of health sciences and national autonomous university of mexico in california and mexico city respectively . 10 the clinics also began working with purdue university and the centers for disease control to develop a system to use the data the clinics collect to monitor for possible bioterrorism attacks . 10 petsmart with a banfield location in hillsboro oregon by 2005 the company served 3.5 million animals annually at 450 clinics worldwide . 11 that year the banfield charitable trust was created to provide free care to economically disadvantaged pet owners . 11 banfield also opened a third stand alone hospital located in colorado springs colorado . 12 in early 2007 petsmart sold off part of its share of mmi banfield s parent company . 13 in september 2007 long time chief executive officer ceo scott campbell sold his shares of the company to mars incorporated retired as ceo and john payne took over the position while campbell remained chairman of the company . 4 14 banfield sold off its merlin digital technology division that developed imaging equipment in september 2008 . 15 16 in 2008 the company totaled 725 locations spread throughout the united states mexico and the united kingdom . 15 the 6.5 million banfield veterinary clinical center at western university of health sciences opened in august 2008 . 17 the company was named one of thirteen companies that would be hiring in 2009 despite the economic crisis . 18 operations edit clinics inside petsmart locations average four veterinarians and about 1 800 square feet 170 m2 . 5 banfield operates more than 800 clinics inside petsmart locations nationwide . 19 as of 2007 annual revenue totaled us 187.5 million and the company employed more than 5 000 people . 1 banfield provides veterinary care for pets and also sells discounted care packages called optimum wellness plans . 20 the company s headquarters in northeast portland includes an off leash dog park open to the public . 9 see also edit list of companies based in oregon references edit a b 1 hoover s. retrieved on august 8 2014 . http www.columbian.com news 2014 apr 02 vancouver lands banfield pet hospital hq wit6h 600 francis mike april 2 2014 . banfield pet hospital to relocate headquarters from portland to vancouver . the oregonian . retrieved 4 april 2014 . a b banfield appoints ceo portland business journal september 20 2007 . a b c d e make jonathan . the scott thomason of veterinarians portland business journal july 4 1997 . a b c stout heidi j. pet hospital chain moving hq portland business journal january 28 2004 . a b stout heidi j. portland company offers pet insurance portland business journal march 1 2001 . stout heidi j. truepaws lets insurance giant keep blue turf portland business journal august 17 2001 . a b c moody robin j. banfield building 25m headquarters portland business journal october 11 2004 . a b c moody robin j. banfield claws way to top of pet heap portland business journal december 3 2004 . a b banfield targets needy families portland business journal may 17 2005 . banfield opens emergency hospital in colorado springs portland business journal may 11 2005 . 1q revenue profits rise for petsmart phoenix business journal may 16 2007 . mars in united states . mars . retrieved 2009 06 21 . a b banfield sells eklin medical systems portland business journal september 24 2008 . banfield the pet hospital ; eklin medical systems inc. acquires merlin digital technology from banfield the pet hospital health business week october 10 2008 p. 314 . 5 new buildings 3 new colleges planned the business press december 22 2008 p. 6 . zupek rachel . 13 companies hiring this year cnn.com . retrieved on january 8 2009 . souers michael june 4 2008 . investing what makes petsmart so fetching ; s & p expects the pet products retailer to expand its market share and ranks the stock a strong buy . business week online . taking care of your pets . banfield . retrieved on january 8 2009 . external links edit banfield s home web page employers seek creative cures for surging health costs portland business journal v t e mars incorporated mars family franklin clarence mars ethel v. mars forrest mars sr. forrest mars jr. john franklyn mars jacqueline mars victoria b. mars brands products for human consumption chocolate 3 musketeers a. korkunov balisto bounty celebrations dove ethel m fling flyte kudos m azing m & m s maltesers mars milky way revels snickers topic tracker treets twix galaxy galaxy milk chocolate galaxy caramel galaxy counters galaxy crispy galaxy hazelnut galaxy fruit & nut galaxy minstrels galaxy ripple galaxy senzi galaxy amicelli galaxy bubbles galaxy jewels galaxy promises galaxy honeycomb crisp galaxy cookie crumble galaxy orange & shortcake other foods combos dolmio masterfoods munch promite seeds of change uncle ben s drink cocoavia flavia klix wrigley gum and confections chewing gum with sugar alert big red doublemint juicy fruit wrigley s spearmint winterfresh sugarfree 5 airwaves eclipse 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