Good news for Los Angeles pet owners: a coalition of veterinarians and a veterinary care provider late last month joined forces to save Metropolitan Animal Specialty Hospital, or MASH, from closure.
The facility’s new owners include Drs. Domenico Bianco, Jodi Kuntz, Eva Ganz, Jeremy O’Neill, Paul Hobson and Tara Stonex, who entered into an agreement with San Francisco-based Curo Pet Care to acquire the assets of the hospital from Ethos Veterinary Health. The hospital was to have closed on Sunday but instead continues operations uninterrupted.
“Our hospital has always been more than just a workplace; it’s a critical regional lifeline for pets, their families and the veterinary community that serves the Los Angeles metropolitan area,” said Bianco, medical director of the hospital. “We knew we couldn’t let that legacy end here.”
Located in Hollywood, MASH serves as the primary specialty hospital for the Central L.A. region. The hospital, which operates a 24/7 emergency center, opened in 2017.
“Our team of veterinarian-owners has deeply invested in our hospital – emotionally and professionally for years, and now financially,” said O’Neill, head of neurology at MASH. “We are staying to care for the pets in our community, support the local primary care veterinarians and build something even stronger for the future.”
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The Los Angeles Chargers last week formally announced the name of its members-only social club opening this summer: The 1960 Club.
The 5,100-square-foot club – located at the Chargers’ El Segundo headquarters, The Bolt – is situated overlooking the team’s outdoor practice fields and sports a full-service bar with Wolfgang Puck Catering, a spacious lounge private board room and an outdoor patio. Its name is a callback to the then-upstart team’s first-ever play – a 105-year kickoff return touchdown by Paul Lowe at L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the team’s first exhibition game in the 1960 season.
“The 1960 Club is the crown jewel of The Bolt,” said Chargers Controlling Owner and Board Chairman Dean Spanos in a statement. “From the moment founding owner Barron Hilton conceived an AFL team, created this organization and kicked off our inaugural 1960 season, the Chargers have challenged the status quo and reimagined the way the game is played – all with a style unmistakably our own.”
