Whether it’s a large or small veterinary clinic, every pet owner desires to bring his/her pets to a facility that provides extraordinary service.
If you are planning to build a veterinarian clinic, you’ll need a building that will complement your business and accommodate pet owners and patients.
Veterinary construction contractors suggest the following tips when building a facility:
Location
- Animal clinics or care & boarding facilities in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx should be accessible to major roads and have adequate parking on the busiest days. This will make your location convenient for clients.
Indoor Traffic Control
- The location of the waiting area, receptionist area and examination rooms should offer smooth traffic flow. This allows for safe exit and entry of owners and their pets.
Reception/Waiting room
- Make it warm and inviting with high ceilings, modern
- Choose washable finishes for animal messes and general wear.
- Place a scale or fish tanks in waiting rooms to amuse the clients’ pets as they wait.
Full Service
- Some Vets focus on healing our pets, while many hospitals today sell food and pet accessories, offer grooming services, and long-term kennel and boarding. This should be taken into consideration when developing your veterinary clinic construction or pet hospital construction plan.
Size
- The clinic or hospital site that you select should be large enough to accommodate the rooms you will need depending on how many veterinarians will work at your hospital.
- You will need a waiting room, at least a few exam rooms, a surgical room, radiology, Boarding Areas, Indoors Runs, and perhaps outdoor runs.
Equipment
- Start choosing the professional equipment you will need to succeed right away. Your architect and animal hospital contractor will need to know the size, electrical and plumbing requirements to incorporate them into your space.
Housekeeping
- Animal care & boarding facilities should be self-sufficient. All wall and floor finishes, millwork, and doors should be easily washable.
- Your space should be designed to cleanly store Pet food and deal with animal waste in a sanitary and legal manner. The Department of Health will be involved with the design of your new facility as well as your local building department.
As builders of pet hospitals, Ben’s General Contracting has the building experience and knowledge to advise you with the Health Department. We have built full service animal hospitals and veterinary clinics in the New York area and have been in operation since 1984. We look forward to discussing your new veterinary office construction or renovation project.
Give us a call at: (516) 623-2945 or contact us via email for more information.
