Practice History
Dr. Harold Nelson and Dr. Charles Joiner founded the Animal Medical
Clinic in 1964. At that time, the practice location was "way out of
town", and Babcock Street was a little two-lane road. The doctors
took care of both large and small animal patients. Unfortunately,
Dr. Nelson met an untimely death in 1980. Dr. Jeff Godwin joined
the practice in 1981, and Dr. Charles Joiner's son, Steve came
aboard after his graduation from veterinary school in 1984. A few
of the other veterinarians in Brevard County also got their start at
AMC.
We sold our large animal practice in 1987, and began to focus
on providing top quality medical, surgical and preventive care to
our small animal patients. We enlarged our facility in 1986 and
again in 1999; now providing a 10,000 square foot animal hospital.
Dr. Charles Joiner retired in 1991, but with the additions of Dr.
Mike Thomson and Dr. Daren Harrison, we now
have four doctors available to serve you.
Mission
Our mission is to improve and maintain the health of your pet by
providing the most comprehensive medical care and top quality service.
Affiliations
We are members of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
the American Animal Hospital Association, the Florida Veterinary
Medical Association, the Brevard County Veterinary Association, the
Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business
Council. For more information on these organizations, click the
links below:
Hospital Policies
Payment: Payment is due when services
are rendered. We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover
and American Express. We also can help you qualify for credit with
monthly payments through CareCredit.
Vaccinations: All animals hospitalized
must be up to date on certain vaccinations. For dogs, this includes
Rabies and DAPP vaccines. For cats, this includes Rabies and RCPC
vaccines.
For boarders, Bordatella (Kennel Cough) vaccine is also required for
dogs, and suggested for cats.
Volunteers:
We do allow volunteers to come help with certain animal care chores. We work with the Veterinary Technician program at Brevard Community College and frequently have some of their students here for clinical experience. We also have students from Palm Bay High's health careers program here occasionally. If you are interested in being an AMC volunteer, please contact our Hospital Manager, Eileen Batache. We can not have too many volunteers at once, but she will try to work out a schedule for you if we have room.
