Where I Work

So for those of you that don't know, here is some info about my "new" job (although it's been a year already!)
I am working at a speciality/referral hospital in IL, about 1 1/2 hours west of Chicago. There is a general practice section (5 veterinarians), an internal medicine department (2 internists), a surgery department (2.5 surgeons), a radiology department (1 radiologist, with ultrasound, CT scan and MRI), 2 oncologists (for chemotherapy and radiation therapy), a dermatology department (2 dermatologists), a neurology department (a neurologist/neurosurgeon and a resident) and a critical care unit (2 criticalists). We also have an ophthalmologist that comes occasionally, and a physical therapy department.
I am one of the 3 emergency doctors, which means I work evenings and weekends and see all kinds of emergencies. Everything from the very easy (hives, a broken toenail) to the more serious (animals hit by cars, seizures, bleeding in the belly, etc). Some examples of things I've seen recently: a 19 year old cat that the owner stepped on and has a broken femur, a puppy with parvo virus, a puppy bit in the ear by the older dog in the house, a dog with a heart arrhythmia, and a cat with an abscess.
It is very interesting - now I am seeing a lot of the things I used to refer to other people when I was in general practice. I am constantly learning new things - or relearning things that I knew in vet school but forgot as soon as I took my exams. We have an internship program, which means that veterinarians (usually new graduates) do an intensive year of training in the various departments. This means 2 things - I get to teach some things, which I love, but I also have to keep learning so I know more than the interns! We have sit-down rounds every weekday morning, during which we discuss the cases in the hospital (and the interns get "grilled" about them).
I like the hours - I am normally a night owl, so working overnight and sleeping during the day is great. Unfortunately I still have to work several weekend day shifts, and it is SO hard for me to get up in the morning to get to work. I work long shifts, but I don't mind because I work a lot for 2 weeks, then get 1 week off. So I work about 12 shifts a month, but it averages out to around 80 hrs every 2 weeks (like a regular full-time job). I don't have to do surgeries any more, which I thought I would miss - I actually don't. I still get to stitch up wounds and things like that, but I really don't miss the "bigger" surgeries like removing foreign bodies from the intestines or c-sections.
The technicians and assistants here are amazing. I've learned so much from them and they take such great care of all the patients.
The hospital web site is www.vcaaurora.com, and there is a slide show (the staff hasn't been updated, so I'm not on there). I will probably post some photos later of the ICU/treatment area where I spend most of my time.