Animal Specialty Hospital Hosts Open House

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md., -- April 17 , 2003 -- The Calvert County Department of Economic Development announced today that the Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital (M.A.S.H) will host an open house for the public on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The afternoon’s activities will include demonstrations on canine physical rehabilitation as well as canine obedience by the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections, and Search and Rescue demonstrations by Bay Area Recovery Canines and Mid-Atlantic Rescue Dogs.

M.A.S.H. is a state-of-the-art facility located at 4135 Old Town Rd., Suite B, Huntingtown, Maryland featuring the only veterinary hospital in the Southern Maryland Tri-County area that has board certified surgeons on staff: Dr. Bruce Nwadike and Dr. Rodney Oakley. M.A.S.H. specializes in orthopedics, surgical oncology, neurology/neurosurgery, oral surgery/advanced dentistry, and general and reconstructive surgery. In addition, M.A.S.H. houses The Westcoast Water Walker underwater treadmill used for physical rehabilitation. This treadmill is used either wet or dry and offers a safe transition from surgery, orthopedic, or neurologic injury, to land-based exercise and returns the patients to usual activities. The physical rehabilitation program at M.A.S.H. also includes joint mobilization, therapeutic exercise, functional facilitation, aquatics and hydrotherapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation.

For more information on the many services offered by the Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital please contact their office at 301.843.8290 or 410.414.8250. For information on the Calvert County Department of Economic Development please contact 410.535.4583 or 301.855.1880, via email cced@co.cal.md.us

For more information on the Calvert County, Maryland Department of Economic Development, our visitor sites and attractions and the services available to assist County businesses, call 410.535.4583, 800.331.9771 or 301.855.1880; or send an e-mail to info@ecalvert.com