Pet Emergency Alert Team (P.E.A.T.)

P.E.A.T. of Sun City Center is a resource network (supported by HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, All About Paws and local emergency personnel) for aiding local residents who find themselves in an emergency healthcare situation and are unable to care for pets at home while receiving healthcare services at a local hospital, assisted living or skilled nursing facility.

P.E.A.T. will help patients, family members or emergency responders connect with local pet service resources when there is no one to take care of a pet or pets at home during a patient hospitalization. P.E.A.T. also offers residents in the community a way to instantly alert emergency and clinical personnel caring for them that they may have a pet at home who shouldn't be forgotten about and who may need rescue or alternate care while the patient is in the hospital. P.E.A.T. provides wallet cards, refrigerator magnets, window clings and key tags that alert medical personnel that a pet is at home and needs care should a resident become ill, hospitalized and unable to care for their pet. The resident, designated caregiver or emergency personnel can then notify P.E.A.T. that there is a pet care concern and P.E.A.T. will work to try to connect the resident with resources.

It is important to know that P.E.A.T. does not itself provide pet services but maintains a resource guide of third-party providers that local residents can choose from to aid them with pet care. All arrangements for a pet's care are to be made by the resident, patient or family member directly through resources provided. South Bay Hospital and P.E.A.T. do not recommend or warrant resource pet service providers on appropriateness of pet service. Pet owners contract with resource pet service providers at their own risk and cost.

Disclaimer: All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation, recommendation, favoring, or endorsement of them by South Shore Hospital. South Shore Hospital does not endorse, approve, certify, sponsor, warrant, or have affiliation with any of the animal service providers listed above. No guarantees or warranties, including but not limited to, any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose are made by South Shore Hospital. South Shore Hospital shall not be liable for any loss, damage, costs, including court costs and attorney fees that may incur from the use of any animal service providers. It is the sole liability and responsibility of the animal owner or the animal owner’s representative to determine, select, and arrange for the care of their animal.