AHCC History
                                 AHCC HISTORY                          

                            

The Animal Health Care Center was originally built by Dr. Lorna Lanman as a satellite clinic to her main hospital in Charleston, Illinois.  It was only open for appointments 8 hours per week.  Dr. Kim Livezey bought the clinic on September 1, 1994 and opened a full service veterinary hospital with two full time employees and one lunch time receptionist.  The entire north half of the building was one big room mainly used for storage.  This was immediately encolsed and is now the "hospital kennel ward".  An x-ray machine was also purchased at this time.  AHCC started offering limited boarding and grooming in addition to full veterinary services and surgery.  The business grew and prospered and an addition was built in 2000, which included laundry/storage, boarding kennels, a kitchen, and bathroom facilities.  Remodeling also resulted in a larger surgery suite!  Currently, AHCC keeeps two full time veterinarians very busy with a support staff of 15.