10/29/2026
🌟 PARTNER SPOTLIGHT! 🌟
We're excited to kick off our Partner Spotlight Series, where we'll introduce you to the incredible veterinarians who came together with a shared vision to create Southwest Veterinary Hospital!
These dedicated local veterinarians recognized the need for accessible after-hours emergency veterinary care in our community and joined forces to make it happen. ❤️
🎉 Ladies and gentlemen… he puts the “JACK” in Jack & Martin Veterinary Professional Corporation! (Our government name vs operating name 😉)
Please give a warm welcome to one of our OG founders, Dr. Garrett Jack! 🩺🐾
As one of the original partners who helped bring Southwest to life, Dr. Jack has been part of our journey from the very beginning!
Dr. Jack graduated in 2010 from the Ontario Veterinary College. He spent a few years in busy hospitals in Brantford and Kitchener before finally moving to London with his family. He started Hyde Park Veterinary Hospital in 2015. He has two girls with his wife, Ann, who is also a veterinarian. When he isn’t at the clinic, he is at various hockey arenas and soccer fields cheering on his kids. His children mostly ignore his excellent sports advice. In his free time, he plays old-man softball and pickleball, where he likes to pretend he is still 18 and impervious to harm.
His adventures opening Southwest Veterinary Hospital began in early 2022. The London area was struggling with evening and weekend emergency coverage. He decided to call Dr. Alec Martin of Neighbourhood Pet Clinic fame. The two decided to convene a meeting of London and area practice owners. Though the evening was mostly spent complaining and feeling sorry for the sad state of affairs, a decision was made to offer up their time so that the current emergency clinic was always staffed.
Dr. Jack and Dr. Martin decided to convene a second meeting open to all area veterinarians to discuss alternatives in the fall of 2022. They presented their idea of co-operative ownership of a new emergency clinic. All veterinarians were welcome to join. The goal was to acquire full-time staff, but if they could not find veterinarians, then the owners would work weekend shifts to ensure the area had emergency coverage. Like the visionary founders preceding them, they offered more work, less sleep, and lots of vibes. Shockingly, an initial group of about 30 veterinarians showed a strong interest. Documents were created, lawyers were paid, and an initial facility was rented. Sadly, the duo were quickly ghosted like so many bad Tinder dates. They were left staring at a $50,000 legal bill and some fancy documents but no hospital. Thankfully, 12 veterinarians were catfished into joining their misadventure. Those workaholics created Southwest Veterinary Hospital as we know it today!
🤡 And despite his choice of photo for this spotlight, we can confirm that Dr. Jack rarely dresses up as a clown for his shifts at Southwest. We make no promises about his sense of humour, though! 😂
