Veterinary Hospital Design of the Future: Building for Tech-Driven Efficiency
About the session
Veterinary hospital design trends have shifted to meet new client and team expectations. Today, the focus is on streamlined workflows, efficient patient journeys, and creating a modern and more compassionate experience for both pets and their owners.
In a future-oriented veterinary hospital, telehealth services are fully integrated, ensuring continuity of care beyond the practice’s four walls. Cloud-based practice management software connects the entire practice, allowing seamless communication between departments, easy access from anywhere, and a more data-driven approach to managing operations.
In this session, we’ll explore several key topics. We’ll start with an overview of veterinary hospital layouts and workflows, highlighting the opportunities that advanced technologies can create.
For those looking to upgrade existing spaces, we’ll discuss strategies for creating opportunities within the hospital design to incorporate technology to help provide better workflows for doctors and staff. We’ll also cover the incorporation of technology into the patient journey, providing an improved and less stressful experience during their visit.
Implementation of technology through hospital design is an essential component of this transformation, and we’ll provide examples, including images, to illustrate how these concepts come to life in practice.
Tomorrow’s veterinary hospital embraces innovation, flexibility, and a patient-centric approach. Whether you are building a new hospital or renovating an existing one, this session will offer valuable insights into creating a modern, tech-ready facility.
This course is RACE approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval (RACE 20-1253376). This course is approved by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) for 1 hour of CVPM CE credit (24-80).
What you’ll learn
Current trends in veterinary hospital design
Insights into the latest design trends and growth opportunities for veterinary facilities.
Integrating technology for efficiency
The significance of incorporating technology into hospital layouts to streamline workflows and enhance patient journeys.
Innovative design ideas
Design concepts that seamlessly integrate technology to improve operational efficiency and client experiences.
Planning for a tech-ready facility
Strategies for modernizing or building a veterinary hospital that maximizes efficiency and optimizes experiences for both staff and clients.
Our Hosts
Heather E. Lewis, AIA, NCARB, AAA
Heather E. Lewis is a licensed architect and has been a principal at Animal Arts, an architecture firm in Boulder, Colorado, since 2004. As a senior leader of the firm, she has worked on a wide variety of animal shelter, specialty and general veterinary hospitals, and equine and large animal projects around the United States and overseas.
Heather is a frequent contributor to veterinary publications and has spoken at many state and regional conferences, including NAVC VMX and dvm360 Fetch Central. She is a (seriously) devoted advocate of minimizing pets’ stress and anxiety during their veterinary visits. She has led the design of veterinary practices and animal shelters that range in size from 1,200 square feet to 110,000 square feet.
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