Friday was a very special day for Vet Services Hawkes Bay as the Stuart Badger Orthopaedic Theatre was officially opened and used for the first time.
The new surgical theatre is named in honour of senior veterinarian Dr Stuart Badger who spent over 30 years working at Vet Services. Stuart dedicated his career to improving animal health with a special interest in orthopaedic surgery and canine reproduction. He was an incredibly talented veterinarian, friend and mentor to many members of the Vet Services team.
Vet Services Napier were honoured to have the Badger family onsite to officiate the opening and to see the theatre all set up before our Napier Orthopaedic team – Sharne, Mary-Jane and Tegen scrubbed in for a partial tarsal arthrodesis.
Dr Shane Boy’s felt a huge amount of emotion at the opening sharing that it was “such an honour and privilege to have worked alongside such a brilliant and talented veterinarian.” She looks forward to being part of the team who carry Stuart’s legacy on for the next 30 years at Vet Services.
Clients are invited to view the Stuart Badger Orthopaedic Theatre and behind the scenes of our new facilities at the Vet Services Napier Open Day in September – more details on this will come soon
