Veterinarian shortage forcing Bend emergency clinic to stop 24-hour service Animal hospital to step up with on-call overnight service for clients (Update: Adding video, comments from emergency clinic and animal hospital) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Veterinarians in Central Oregon are facing a serious problem -- and as a result, so are their patients, and the people who care for them. "Too many people and not enough staff,” Dr. Shalet Abraham, the medical director at Bend Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, said Wednesday. The emergency clinic has operated 24/7 for the past three years. However, starting May 1st, the clinic will no longer be operating overnight.