Hospital Design

Only you can crown the People's Choice champion. Voting ends March 31st.

Anyone NOT want cooler surgery lights or better task lighting? Advances in lighting could make these reasonable updates for your veterinary practice.

Peek inside the 2016 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition Merit Award-winning hospitals, and stay tuned in coming months to learn more about them.

For years, brilliant practice owners of Hospitals of the Year have incorporated new ways to treat animals and clients better. Looking back, we found out some of whats new is actually oldand still innovative.

You know what it takes to build a Hospital of the Year. Now find out what it takes to make it run.

Whether you joined us in person or not, peruse this coverage for a wealth of design tips.

Red tape slowed down this Dubai clinic, but couldnt stop their dream.

Stepping into his role as veterinary practice owner, this doctor takes over an iconic practice and makes it his own.

Designed by family with care in mind, this Alabama practice serves up high-end work spaces in a creative, family-like atmosphere.

Get this look. Seriously, we want you to steal these veterinary hospital designideas.

From an 1800s-style barn to a high-tech veterinary facility, Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital has it all.

An aquarium gets veterinary clients in the door. Great pet care keeps them there.

Careful negotiations and creative solutions give this veterinary practice loads of charm at a reasonable cost.

Building this new veterinary facility was a family affair, with both clients and owners having deep roots in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.

Should you hire an interior designer? Our veterinary design experts weigh in.

Sometimes the littlest things are the ones that stick out the most. Can you guess which veterinary practice these photos are from?

Check out photos and floor plans of all the entries, then vote for your favorite.

Luxury boarding is profitable for practices that do it right, and more visibility with glass seems like a no-brainer. We hope these fads never die.

Follow the lead of this years Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition General Practice Hospital of the Year by drawing inspiration from your surroundings and making your clinic space uniquely yours.

Whatever your practice type or size, consider copying this Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition Specialty Hospital of the Years statement design elements to set your veterinary hospital apart.

Learn how strategic light fixture placement can reflect different spatial impressions of any room in your clinic.

Wayne Usiak shares the power of healthy design in clinics at the 2014 Hospital Design Conference.

If they had to do it all over again, this is what our 2014 Merit Award-winning hospital owners would do differently with their facilities.

It's here! Your destination for stories, photos and floor plans from this year's Merit Award-winning practices.

Involvement in a hospital design project requires lots of attention to detail-but don't let that cause you to lose sight of your overall purpose.

An ex-senator jumps back into the veterinary business with a high-end conversion project.

Some might say bigger veterinary clinics seem impersonal, but the cozy design of this Hospital of the Year helps clients and pets feel right at home.

The people have spoken! Check out photos and specs from the People's Choice hospital and 25 other outstanding veterinary practices.

In his final Hanging with Hafen column, Mark Hafen, AIA, reveals how hospital design has changed-and not changed-over the years.

Make sure your veterinary hospital "road map" isn't going to put your clinic on the fast track to disaster.