The judges have spoken. Here's a look at this year's award winners.
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Thirty-two entries. Two days of judging. Twelve winners. Here's a look at the Hospital of the Year, as well as the 10 Merit Award winners, which we'll feature in future issues of Veterinary Economics.
Mission Animal & Bird Hospital
Location: Oceanside, Calif.
No. of exam rooms: 7
No. of associates: 7
Cost per square foot: $249.86
Building cost: $2,724,692 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $4,214,723
Total square footage: 10,905
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Location: Los Altos, Calif.
No. of exam rooms: 17
No. of associates: 19
Cost per square foot: $129.32
Building cost: $1,810,544 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $3,883,279
Total square footage: 14,000
Leasehold conversion
Merit Award winner
Location: Richmond, Texas
No. of exam rooms: 7
No. of associates: 6
Cost per square foot: $176
Building cost: $1,754,892 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,915,277
Total square footage: 9,966
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Location: Oceanside, Calif.
No. of exam rooms: 6
No. of associates: 3
Cost per square foot: $231
Building cost: $1,550,000 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,640,000
Total square footage: 6,710
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Location: Goose Creek, S.C.
No. of exam rooms: 6
No. of associates: 2
Cost per square foot: $212.88
Building cost: $1,107,000 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,038,000
Total square footage: 5,200
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
PAWS Integrative Veterinary Center
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
No. of exam rooms: 6
No. of associates: 2
Cost per square foot: $239.27
Building cost: $1,500,000 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,904,616
Total square footage: 6,269
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
No. of exam rooms: 16
No. of associates: 19
Cost per square foot: $189
Building cost: $4,127,274 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $5,888,774
Total square footage: 31,834
Addition to freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Winslow Animal Hospital
Location: Sicklerville, N.J.
No. of exam rooms: 10
No. of associates: 5
Cost per square foot: $160
Building cost: $1,675,512 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $3,654,918
Total square footage: 10,500
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Shenandoah Veterinary Hospital
Location: Martinsburg, W.V.
No. of exam rooms: 10
No. of associates: 4
Cost per square foot: $192.26
Building cost: $1,556,183 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,891,139
Total square footage: 8,094
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Cleveland Park Animal Hospital
Location: Greenville, S.C.
No. of exam rooms: 6
No. of associates: 2
Cost per square foot: $186
Building cost: $1,459,806 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,118,787
Total square footage: 7,850
New freestanding building
Merit Award winner
Countryside Veterinary Hospital
Location: Chelmsford, Mass.
No. of exam rooms: 8
No. of associates: 7
Cost per square foot: $200
Building cost: $1,759,000 (building only; excludes land purchase, landscaping, parking lot, etc.)
Total cost: $2,575,438
Total square footage: 14,924
Addition/alteration to freestanding building