Animal Urgent Care

Arvada's 24-hour emergency animal hospital serving Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Golden, and the greater Denver area

Animal Urgent Care was started by Dr. Liz O’Rourke in 2007, after recognizing a need for affordable emergency care for cats and dogs in the Arvada area. Liz opened the doors of AUC in a historic building on Indiana Street with the help of her family and a few dedicated team members. As the practice grew, Liz maintained a sense of family in a way that many emergency hospitals struggle with, a value that remains at our practice today. As we blossomed and became valued within the community, the demand for care at AUC pushed us to find a larger space for our patients and team. In December of 2018, we moved to a new hospital on the corner of 64th and Ward Road. Liz and her husband, Don, retired from AUC in 2019, but are in every nook, cranny, and intention of our practice. We look out for one another, we love our patients and clients, and we focus on the positivity of what we bring to the world. In 2023 we opened our North East location, which has already become a bustling hub for the Thornton, Brighton, Commerce City, and Northglenn communities