Our new, 3,600 sq. ft. veterinary hospital was custom-built to ensure that the layout was practical in design and that each room would lead or connect to the next corresponding room / area. Originally a single storey, the insertion of a mezzanine floor doubled the floor space allowing for the space to be utilised more productively.
The hospital now provides ample space for the following facilities (click on the rooms to see images):
Special Features:
- The rooms flow well into each other and are laid out with ease of accessibility and use in mind. Clients are reassured by their expectation in this new era of veterinary health care; clients expect the best for their pets so we have an obligation as a profession to provide it.
- The Hospital also benefits from special features such as a lift which connects the ground floor treatment area to the first floor Preparation area. This has made the transport of patients from one floor to another much more practical. Patients tolerate the lift well and staff are spared heavy lifting up and down stairs.
- There is also a pack-preparation room situated off the Preparation Room which is connected to the Operating Theatre. Its function is to house all the equipment needed for Theatre, including the instruments which, once sterlised, are placed in a pack-pass and can be accessed from the theatre. This ensures that there is no unnecessary traffic in the theatre, thus keeping sterility to the highest standards.
- Another special feature is the animal weigh-in area in the Waiting Room. This was a small area with limited size due to its position. So, when the flooring was being prepared we constructed a recess in the floor which allowed a weighing scales to be embedded in the floor. This allows staff and clients to avoid the inevitable toe-stubbing and ankle bashing incidents that weighing scales can create! Patients are also far happier to stand on the level area.