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Blue Cross Animal Clinic
Overlooking the city with the gorgeous Sandia Mountains for a backdrop, Blue Cross Animal Clinic is a brand-new veterinary hospital with a spectacular image. read more »
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A Look Back: Noah’s Westside Animal Hospital
An award-winning hospital where patient health and wellness were integral to the design. read more »
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Adding to Your Practice: Veterinary Dental Space
Pet dental care is a great service offering to add to your practice, but there are guidelines and considerations to follow for a well-designed dental space. read more »
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USP <800> Compliance
If your hospital works with chemotherapy drugs and other hazardous medications you need to know USP <800>. read more »
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A Look Back: Bernalillo County Animal Care and Resource Center
Bernalillo County Animal Services didn’t have their own shelter. Their goal was an adoption friendly home for their animals and staff. read more »
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Getting Started: Selecting a Contractor
You have a vision, now you need someone to build your dream hospital. How do you select a contractor who’s going to be right for the job? read more »
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A Look Back: The Margaret and Isaac Barpal Veterinary Center
Their dogs change lives, and this design-build veterinary center provides Southeastern Guide Dog’s super canines with the care that they need. read more »
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Adding to Your Practice: Boarding
Boarding has become popular for both practice owners and clients. It offers clients a much-needed amenity for their pets, and veterinarians a new income stream for their practice. read more »
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A Look Back: Oregon Zoo Veterinary Medical Center
The animals being treated in this facility aren’t your typical patients. Forget feisty housecats, this facility was designed to provide care to true Big Cats and other wild patients. read more »
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Sustainable And Resilient
Environmentally friendly hospitals help pay for themselves through lower energy costs. The right light fixtures and appliances and even the building's orientation are major factors. read more »
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Made To Order
A practice owner had a tough decision to make about her growing but cramped hospital: tear up the inside, knock down some walls or move. read more »
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Johnston Animal Hospital
AAHA Accredited with Fear Free Certified Professionals onboard, this family run veterinary clinic was designed with compassion, kindness and integrity in mind. read more »
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Be A Cut Above: Designing the Perfect Surgery Suite for Your Practice
With surgery suites one-size does not fit all and there are many factors to consider when creating the perfect suite for your practice. read more »
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Design for Alternative and Holistic Medicine
Today’s veterinary hospitals are incorporating more holistic and therapeutic medicine into their practices and BDA has sound advice on how to create the calming spaces these treatments need. read more »
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Garland Animal Shelter & Adoption Center
The City of Garland’s animal shelter needed an update and BDA provided one in the form of this brand new and beautiful animal shelter and adoption center. read more »
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5 Considerations for a Smart Animal Shelter Design
Animal shelters have unique needs and considerations and there are 5 key points of focus for a successful design. read more »
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SWVS 2022 Hospital Design Satellite Session
Once again BDA will be hosting a FREE 3-hour Exhibitor Satellite Session at the Southwestern Veterinary Symposium. read more »
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Join us at the Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City!
Fetch Kansas City happens in August and BDA will be there speaking on hospital design topics with other industry professionals. read more »
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Getting Started: Make Your Move
An array of factors goes into choosing the right location for a veterinary clinic. For starters, hire a qualified real estate agent, and then proceed. read more »
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Dental Month: Adding Bite to Your Practice
A well-equipped and well-situated suite will help a hospital capitalize on the fast-growing service of oral care. read more »
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Getting Started: 3 Must-Haves in Veterinary Design
Whether renovating, remodeling or building new, there are three key players who will make or break your project. read more »
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A Look Back: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
Devastated by a hurricane, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists came to BDA needing a new home in a hurry, and BDA delivered. read more »
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The Highs and Lows of Hospital Heights
Single- and multistory buildings have their pros and cons. Do you know which design is generally the best? read more »
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Evidence Based Design for the Veterinary Facility
Over 30 years of research has proven that the physical environment has a profound effect on patient health and staff performance; not only in human hospitals, but in veterinary facilities as well. read more »
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SWVS 2021 Hospital Design Satellite Session
This year BDA will be hosting a FREE 3-hour Hospital Design Satellite Session: DESIGNING and BUILDING the FACILITY you can AFFORD and PROSPER in. read more »
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The Ohio State Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic
This month we’re celebrating the grand opening of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s new Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic. read more »
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Designing for Emergency Cases
Curtail stressors, increase staff productivity, and enable smoother transitions from the client's car to treatment spaces using these design concepts. read more »
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A Look Back: Cornell University Small Animal Community Practice
A new stand-alone Community Practice Service building for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University’s Ithaca, New York campus. read more »
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Squeaky Clean
Eliminating pathogens in the age of COVID-19 is more important than ever at veterinary hospitals. read more »
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Welcome to Fetch dvm360 & Hospital Design 360!
Thank you for visiting BDA/CMP! We welcome you to explore more about our companies and invite you to reach out and connect to discuss your building project. read more »
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A Look Back: 1st Pet Veterinary Centers
The flagship on a rebranding effort, this modern and progressive 24/7 facility won the 2016 Veterinary Economics Hospital of the Year Award. read more »
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SWVS 2020 Hospital Design Satellite Session - UPDATE: SWVS has been cancelled
Unfortunately SWVS has been cancelled. We will update on the status of this event for 2021 soon. read more »
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The ever-evolving veterinary practice breakroom
The breakroom in your hospital can serve multiple functions, all of which lead to a more productive and enthusiastic veterinary team. read more »
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Design for Millenials
Young people act, buy and are focused differently compared to the older generations. So how can a veterinary hospital connect with them? read more »
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A Look Back: Allandale Veterinary Hospital
Shining a spotlight on one of our projects, we look at Allandale Veterinary Hospital, an award-winning facility that’s certainly one of a kind. read more »
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Shining a light on healthful hospitals
The smart use of natural illumination supports the health and happiness of patients, employees and clients. read more »
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Soothing the savage kitty: feline-friendly practices
Getting cat clients to come to the vet can be a challenge, but there are design features that can be incorporated into a clinic that will help make kitty more comfortable and the owner more likely to make an appointment. read more »
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The bottom line on floors
Focusing solely on durability and price during a hospital remodel or construction could leave you on shaky ground. read more »
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Make your hospital a comfort zone
A clinic should be more than a place of healing. read more »
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A successful building project begins with you
Know what you want in a veterinary hospital, understand what you can actually afford, do your research before you hire a builder, and then show disciplined involvement. read more »
