Hillcrest Animal Hospital is proud to serve Poplar Bluff, MO and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of veterinary medical care along with friendly, compassionate service.

We believe in treating every patient as if they were our own pet and giving them the same loving attention and care. We are a group of highly trained and experienced animal lovers who are devoted to giving our patients the best care possible.

Our ambulatory trucks have been on the road providing on-farm care to animals across a 9-county region, including Arkansas, since 2016. And now, you can bring the animal to us for care in our safe, secure, custom designed large animal facility, no matter the weather.

At Hillcrest we take great pride in being able to accommodate our patients, both small and large, in nearly any situation.

Dr. Kathryn Bell, co-owner, graduated from Veterinary School at the University of Missouri in 2014 and exclusively attends to small animal patients. Veterinary medicine is her passion. She is especially good at helping itchy patients and utilizing her exceptional surgical skills when appropriate. Dr. Kathryn is a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA) and Certified TCVM Palliative and End-of-life Practitioner (CTPEP). These additional certifications enable her to help patients with an integrative approach using the best of conventional medicine but also incorporating holistic treatments when possible, to help patients enjoy great quality of life.

Dr. Mason Bell, co-owner, graduated from Veterinary School at the University of Missouri in 2014 and mostly practices large animal medicine. Chances are, if you have a cow, horse, or other livestock in need of routine or urgent care, he will be the one to help. The haul-in facility was Dr. Mason’s brainchild and he would be delighted to give you a tour.

Dr. Heather Hampton is a 2019 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary medicine. She practiced medicine north of Atlanta, Georgia for a few years and has now moved back to Missouri to continue caring for our furry patients. She exclusively treats small animal patients, and she especially enjoys preventative care medicine.

Dr. Erica Jarrett is a 2024 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. She is proud to be a Southeast Missouri native from Doniphan and is excited to return home to practice veterinary medicine. In addition to wellness and preventative care, Dr. Jarrett enjoys working up internal medicine cases. Outside of work, she enjoys walking on her family farm with her dog, traveling, and swimming in Current River.

If you have any questions about how we can care for your pet, please don’t hesitate to call us at (573) 785-1471. Thank you!