A full-service equine surgical hospital that would be the only facility of its kind in the region is in the works for Patton Township.
Dr. Catherine Radtke, owner of Abington Equine Hospital, plans to create a 6,300-square foot equine surgical hospital on a 25-acre parcel at 156 Abington Lane, off of West Buffalo Run Road/Route 550.
Patton Township Planning Commission reviewed the final land development plans on Monday, recommending only minor changes. The plans next will go to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
Founded in Clarks Summit, Abington Equine Hospital expanded in 2017 to Patton Township, where it offers ambulatory services and clinic care out of the existing white barn on the same property where the new facility is proposed. Currently it provides general medical and reproductive services as well as routine and minor emergency surgical services.