FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado State University hit a major milestone Thursday after breaking ground on a new Veterinary Health and Education Complex .
This $230 million project is aimed at positioning CSU to be the leader in veterinary medicine. The build comes at a crucial time for the industry that faces a statewide veterinarian shortage and mental health crisis.
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CSU President Amy Parsons is excited about the new step.
“We are planting very powerful seeds here today and the future of veterinary health,” she said.
The veterinarian shortage is something Gov. Jared Polis addressed in his remarks after the groundbreaking.
“We’re particularly excited for the statewide benefit. We will be able to successfully train a third more veterinarians in each class when we suffer from a significant veterinary shortage,” Polis said.
The completed project will include:
- A teaching hospital for routine and urgent care
- A new livestock veterinary hospital, fully equipped with medical, surgical and ambulatory facilities built to meet current and future demands for large animal care
- Reimagined classrooms with interactive workstations