NATIONAL REPORT — Healthy Pet bought six new animal hospitals in New England, bringing its ownership portfolio to 44 practices along the East Coast.

The acquired hospitals are Boston Road Animal Hospital, Springfield, Mass.; Palmer Animal Clinic, Palmer, Mass.; South Hadley Veterinary Clinic, South Hadley, Mass; Shaker Road Animal Hospital, East Longmeadow; Mass.; Turco Animal Hospital, Westerly, R.I.; and Shoreline Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center, Shelton, Conn.

With a mission to support practices on the administrative side, allowing veterinarians and staff to focus on providing quality medical care to pets, Healthy Pet, headquartered in Shelton, Conn., owns veterinary hospitals from Vermont to Florida