Are You a Veterinary Lightworker?

A lightworker refers to a person with an innate ability to help and heal others.

Helping People, Pets and Planet

Humanity is currently experiencing a massive awakening of consciousness at a time when our planet and our own species are in an extreme state of crisis. As a group of veterinary healers, we are also experiencing a massive crisis. We are divided by corporate interests of maximizing metrics and profit and loss statements for the benefit of investors and private equity groups.

At the same time, we have lost true veterinary leadership in the preservation of the art of healing upon which our profession was founded by the likes of James Herriot and all who have followed.

This is the guiding light of what we have done for decades. We have lost control of the cockpit and are relegated to economy passengers on a corporate jet.

Our Veterinary Vision

Dr. Nations’ path has led him on a mission to “put a dent in cancer for both people and pets” and he integrates functional medicine and a metabolic therapeutic approach for both disease and wellness. His journey and collaboration with many human healers has given him a broad exposure to experts in integrative oncology, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, ketogenic diets through KetoPet Sanctuary, herbal compounds, metabolic drugs, IV infusions, mistletoe therapy and nutrition. Dr. Nations’ passion and vision to develop a Metabolic Health Institute for animals is within our new 20,000 sq. ft. Referral Specialty and Emergency Center expansion due to open in spring 2023. 

Ignite Your Passion

At Veterinary Healthcare Associates and AscendVets we believe in the unlimited potential that lives in you and in all of us. VHA currently features a 3-in-1 practice housing general practice, 24-hour emergency care, and specialty referral services. Our hospital is bursting at the seams with amazing people, incredible technology, and state-of-the-art treatment spaces. That’s why we’re adding a new 20,000-square-foot building to our campus to help us take VHA to the next level and build an enduring legacy. With the veterinary industry becoming more corporate, we’re determined to bend the arc of veterinary medicine and bring it back to what it’s meat to be– a universal experience that strenghtens the bonds between pets and people. We offer State of the Art facilities and a great team atmosphere, and we are close to America’s best beaches, Disney, Tampa, and Orlando! Winter Haven was recently named, Central Florida’s “Coolest” Small City, and we couldn’t agree more!

Come Join Us

We are currently looking for veterinary specialists, general practitioners and technicians to join our rapidly growing family as we move into our new facility and expand our services in all directions.

Become a part of the evolution and healing of our veterinary profession at Veterinary Healthcare Associates and AscendVets in Central Florida.  We are not interested in following others into corporate shackles, and we are not interested in fixing a broken system. Come join us as we bend the arc of veterinary medicine and create our own destiny.

Loren Nations DVM, DABVP

Loren Nations DVM, DABVP, is the founder and CEO of Veterinary Healthcare Associates and AscendVets, a combined group of six small animal veterinary practices encompassing all aspects of companion animal wellness, 24/7 emergency and critical care and referral specialty practice in central Florida. After completing his degree in Microbiology and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida and a medical and surgical internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York, he has been in clinical practice where he now specializes in Internal Medicine, Oncology  and Cardiology.