The 24hr Garbí Hospital located in the vicinity of Mataró, in the greater Barcelona region, is the most recent incorporation to the UNAVETS Group, a leading veterinary healthcare group in Spain and Portugal.
The Garbí hospital is a modern hospital in front of the sea, which has five consultation rooms, a laboratory, diagnostic imaging room, radiology room, two fully equipped operating rooms (one for soft tissue surgery and the other for orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery), and four independent hospitalization rooms for dogs, cats, exotic animals and infectious animals. They also have a conference room for training workshops and scientific communications.
Despite its youth and being founded as a hospital in 2018, The hospital functions as a reference for many veterinary centers in the Maresme area. The hospital offers specialized services which includes minimally invasive surgery, soft tissue surgery and neurosurgery, feline medicine, cardiology and exotic animals. As complementary businesses the hospital also offers a large specialized store (petshop) and grooming service.
The clinical team is comprised of a team of 11 veterinarians and 8 assistants under the direction of Ares Burballa, Technical Director, and Jordi Caballero and Natalia Recoder for overall Practice Management.
Ares Burballa, Technical Director of Hospital Garbí declares, “The incorporation of the hospital to the UNAVETS group will allow us to manage with greater professionalism the rapid growth we are experiencing and to continue expanding our specialty services.”
Irene Marco, Operations Director at UNAVETS, comments, “The Garbí hospital represents a contribution of quality in the province of Barcelona and reinforces the presence of our offer of healthcare with the existing group centers, the clinics of Anubis, Alella and Cabrils, as well as the 24 hour hospital of Abat Marcet.”
About the UNAVETS Group
The UNAVETS Group occupies a leadership position in the veterinary healthcare market in Iberia (through UNAVETS in Spain and Onevet in Portugal), developing in 2.5 years a group that offers shared services and commercial development support to its 80+ veterinary centers and more than 800 team members. The group is made up of reference/specialized centers, 24-hour hospitals, primary opinion clinics and doctor’s offices, which guarantee a comfortable and complete service. The company plans to continue with its growth strategy in Iberia and other European countries, while developing new lines of services, innovating with digital commitment internally and with its customers, and promoting training and development scientist within the clinical team. For more information visit: www.unavets.com
UNAVETS was financed in December 2019 with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. A leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $164 billion under management in assets as of March 31, 2022. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed shares. The company has more than 1,000 employees and offices in 20 cities around the world. For more information, visit Oaktree’s website at www.oaktreecapital.com.
