Hospital Design
The flooring dance
Marry the right flooring to the right part of your veterinary hospital and your entire practice will be perfectly in step. Install the wrong materials underfoot and the whole place will feel out of rhythm.
Animal Hospital of Humble
This Texas hospital is anything but modest and can boast the client growth to prove it.
Be a budget-savvy builder-to-be
It's time to face facts. you've spent years dreaming of the perfect veterinary facility, but your pockets are only so deep.
Marrying peace with place
The colors, textures, proportions, and "mood" all work together in a place to communicate something about what you're supposed to experience there.
PDF of checklist to evaluate land lease terms
Before you rent a leasehold, make sure you're satisfied with the answers to these questions.
From the ground up
A visit to the eco-friendly dream hospital of a former relief doctor.
Michigan Veterinary Specialists in Southfield, Mich.
Dr. Dan Lorimer, DACVO, wanted his specialty practice to look professional. For that, he needed respectable neighbors. To attract those neighbors, he bought six acres and built a 40,000-square-foot building-which was not his hospital.
Pouncey Tract Veterinary Hospital in Glen Allen, Va.
Dr. Brad Zubowsky had a plan to own two hospitals ...
2008 Hospital of the Year: Surrounding businesses
The neighbors help create an image. Photos by Jessica Castillon.
2008 Hospital of the Year: Staff lounge, lockers, mailboxes (pdf)
Include just-for-team-member features in your new hospital. Photos by Jessica Castillon and Stephen M. Pullen.
2008 Hospital of the Year: Traffic-flow system
This flashy system helps the team communicate without saying a word. Photos by Jessica Castillon.
2008 Hospital of the Year floor plans
Web-only HVAC, plumbing, and general floor plans for this year's Hospital Design award winner: Animal Medical & Surgical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz.
2008 Hospital of the Year: Second-floor plan
Animal Medical & Surgical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz.
2008 Hospital of the Year: Second-floor HVAC plan
2008 Hospital of the Year: The grass is greener
Dr. Charles Pullen first heard the news from his daughter Lindsey.
Under one roof
Before, Drs. Scott McLelland and Charles Sleeth practiced in an 1,800-square-foot facility with a thriving boarding service, but they needed a new space. The building couldn't accommodate their growing practice-and the boarding facility was located across the parking lot with its own receptionist, separate from the clinic.
An oasis of tranquility
Dr. Gary Gallerstein knows that when clients bring their pets to the veterinarian, they're stressed out-and so are the pets.
A clear advantage
Moving from a 3,500-square-foot facility to an 8,500-square-foot facility allowed Dr. Scott Linick, FAVD, to merge with another practice, hire two doctors, and add 7,000 new patients to his team's workload.
Moving From a 3,500-square-foot facility into an 8,500-square-foot facility allowed Dr. Scott Linick, FAVD, to merge with another practice, hire two doctors, and add 7,000 new patients to his team's workload.
New hospital reuses, recycles from the old
Temporary space, recycled materials, and the passing away of a family member: How one family pulled through and triumphed with their Hospital Design Merit Award winner.
A gutted building finds new life
Dr. Mona Rosenberg worked with her Southern California Realtor for several years until she found the perfect space.
Once upon a leasehold
A husband and wife team took a leasehold space in Simi Valley, Calif., and worked on it until they built a happy ending for Simi Valley Animal Hospital-one with satisfied clients and lots of growth.
The clinic that won twice
One visionary built it, another visionary kept it.
Only in Boca
Some might consider it over the top. But an affluent client base made high-end, luxury design a must for the owners of Calusa Veterinary Center in Boca Raton, Fla.
All for one, one for all
When the owner was selling, these three musketeers-er, associates-knew they would buy his hospital to make sure they kept working together.
Twins build twice
Drs. Jeffrey and Randy Schuett got rid of the large animals, but they needed a bigger facility for small ones.
Meadow Hills bloomed with new building
The 2001 Hospital of the Year increased traffic with a larger facility, better hours, and nearby stores.
Swapping space
When neighbors closed the door on expansion, Washtenaw Veterinary Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., negotiated a lot