Dr. Erin O'Donnell, DVM, opened Banfield Pet Hospital's Pacific Beach clinic as its inaugural chief of staff, establishing the full-service hospital at 1530 Garnet Ave, San Diego, CA 92109 in a space that was formerly home to Evans Tires. Banfield is the largest private veterinary practice chain in the United States, exceeding 1,000 locations nationally with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, Washington; this Pacific Beach standalone is one of the few Banfield locations in San Diego not attached to a PetSmart building. Patients stopping for follow-up prescriptions often continue to CVS Pharmacy on nearby Mission Blvd, where pet medications and human health supplies share the same convenient stop. Practice manager Jennifer Katz holds a registered veterinary technician credential and assists the medical team directly alongside the attending veterinarians. Services include spaying and neutering, microchipping, dental cleanings, ear exams, digital dental X-ray, lab testing, and surgery, with the Optimum Wellness Plan bundling core preventive care and recommending biannual visits to account for the faster aging rate of dogs and cats. The hospital is LGBTQ+ friendly and wheelchair-accessible with a dedicated restroom on-site; Bare Back Grill sits along the same Garnet Ave block, visible to clients arriving from the east end of Pacific Beach. Online appointment scheduling is available through the Banfield website, with the Pacific Beach clinic listed as hospital #1219.