Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Patricia Pat Hoagland grew up in Florida, the oldest of 5 children. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Math from Louisiana State University and Master of Science in Chemistry from the same University. She married John Hoagland who was a Navy pilot and together they lived in Texas, Washington State, Japan, and California, and then returned to Illinois. John went to work at American Airlines where he is currently a Captain for the company and Pat went to the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine where she graduated in 1992. Dr. Hoagland did house calls and relief work and filled in to help at other clinics before buying the Ottawa Veterinary Hospital from Dr. James Neil in 1998. She then purchased the Marseilles Veterinary Hospital from Dr. Betty Kellstrom in 2001. In 2012 the Hoaglands purchased an office supply store at 817 Clinton St. in Ottawa, gutted the inside of the building, and built the current state of the art clinic they work from. Besides the work she does tirelessly with her clients and emergencies brought to the hospital, Pat enjoys reading, sewing, and getting in the dirt. The Hoaglands also have 4 cats at home and Pat considers them all very spoiled.
