Hospital Design

C. Scott Learned, MS, MBA, PE, is president of Design Learned, which specializes in engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, noise control, and fire-protection exclusively for animal-care facilities. Learned is a board-certified mechanical engineer and electrical engineer.

Wendy Wheeler Martinez is the Director of Design for BDA Architecture P.C. She has worked on more than 275 veterinary treatment and animal housing facilities throughout the United States, Spain, Italy, Hong Kong and the Caribbean. Her designs have contributed to twelve Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Awards won by BDA Architecture. And she’s a regular speaker at the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Conference.

Wayne Usiak, AIA, is a senior partner of Wayne Usiak and Associates/BDA Architecture P.C. The firm has completed more than 500 small-, mixed-, and large-animal practices. Among the facilities are three Veterinary Economics Hospital of the Year Award winners. Usiak is a member of the Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board.

Mark Hafen, AIA, is a founding member of Animal Arts, a veterinary design firm based in Boulder, Colo., that has designed more than 300 veterinary hospitals and more than 40 animal shelters. The firm has won 30 awards in the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition.

Veterinary Economics Practice Management Editor, Ross Clark, DVM, founded Woodland West PetCare Centers in Tulsa, Okla., and the National PetCare Centers. He has served as a judge for the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Conference for more than 20 years.

Gary I. Glassman, CPA, is a member of the Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board who has worked exclusively with veterinarians for more than 20 years. He specializes in accounting, tax planning, and practice transitions and is a partner with Burzenski and Co. P.C.

A long-time judge for the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition, an award-winning veterinary architect, and a member of the Veterinary Economics editorial advisory board.

Heather Lewis, AIA, is a partner at Animal Arts, a veterinary design firm based in Boulder, Colo. She offers particular experience in animal shelter projects, veterinary hospitals and pet care facilities, and LEED projects.

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Hospital efficiency and function are vital-but don't skimp on the interior design. Antioch Veterinary Hospital in Antioch, Calif., knows that first impressions can blow clients away.