Hospital Design

This doctor focused on designing for team comfort-knowing that better patient care would be the result.

More than doubling the original practice size, this hospital set out to expand its space and business while holding tight to an 80-year tradition of pet care in the community.

Strict city regulations left Drs. John Abella and Craig Zelles with few options for their remodeling project. So they got creative and turned Aloha Animal Hospital into a tropical paradise-without major floor plan modifications.

Forty-eight entries. Two days of judging. Twelve winners. Here's a sneak peak at the two Hospitals of the Year, as well as the 10 Merit Award winners, which we'll feature in future issues of Veterinary Economics.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Veterinary hospital stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

This photo tour gives you a look a eight reception areas and advice from veterinary architect Mark Hafen, AIA, about what key decisions you should make about your own.

Before you build, make sure clients can access your site--even during rush hour.

Check out this floor plan from Westbury Animal Hospital, the 2009 Hospital of the Year. The three views of this Houston hospital include the finish materials floor plan, traffic flow, and zoning.

How do you expand your practice's workspace and preserve a piece of history? Renovate a church. The 2009 Hospital Design Competition People's Choice winner practices medicine in a charming relic.

The winners of the Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition come from all over the United States.

An open facility is more than a building design; it's a way of life at California Veterinary Specialists in Carlsbad, Calif. The doctors at this practice share space and cases in a convenient, free-flowing facility.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2009 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2009 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2009 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2009 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2009 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.