Our Doctors
Dr. Mary Purvis, DVM
Owner, Lead Clinician
Dr. Mary Purvis was raised on a horse farm in Mechanicsburg, PA and has had a life-long love for animals of all kinds.
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She graduated from Gettysburg College in 1991 with a BS in Biology and has a DVM from Oklahoma State University Veterinary School where she graduated with honors in 1999.
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She worked as a mixed animal practitioner in OK for six years before specializing in high-volume spay/neuter surgeries. She worked with the Oklahoma Humane Society for 10 years performing over 80,000 surgical sterilizations for rescued adoption and privately owned animals.
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Dr. Purvis transitioned to PA in 2017 with her husband Bucky and daughter Emma. She acquired Hempfield Animal Hospital from Dr. Edkin in 2021.
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As a competent and thorough professional with a genuine compassion for animals, she views every pet as a beloved family member and treats each one with the utmost in quality care.
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She feels it is her calling in life to help God’s creatures and to help maintain the human-animal bond that exists between her patients and their owners.
Dr. Cora Farley, DVM
Relief Veterinarian
Dr. Farley is a Lancaster county native. She grew up with cats, dogs, and horses and was an active member of Saddle Cinches 4-H and the Elizabethtown FFA. After high school, she moved west to attend Kansas State University, majoring in Animal Science and Industry with an Equine Science minor. A wildcat at heart, she remained at K-State for veterinary school and worked in the equine, small and large animal surgery, and ophthalmology departments as a student.
She graduated in May 2023 and spent most of her first year working on horses. Dr. Farley decided to join Hempfield Animal Hospital on a temporary basis to help ease the heavy case load while she considers her next steps in her career and the hospital awaits the graduation of their next up-and-coming associate. You can find her wearing purple and seeing patients on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and every other Friday.
Emma Purvis
Vet Tech II, Owner-In-Training
After homeschooling with Dr. Purvis in Oklahoma, Emma started high school at the Janus School, transitioning to Eastern York HS and graduating with honors in 2021.
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She is currently attending YTI to become a certified veterinary technician. She plans to continue training toward her veterinary degree as well as learning the unique skillsets necessary to own a private practice.
Emma lives with her family in Wrightsville where they own two rescued chihuahuas, Pixie & Coco, and a rescued cockatiel, Stewie.
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