In Brief:
- JE Dunn completes 213,000-square-foot veterinary hospital
- Facility supports Colorado State’s revised veterinary curriculum
- Hospital aims for LEED Gold and WELL Building Standard
- Clinical services to be fully operational by end of 2026
Colorado State University opened a 213,000-square-foot veterinary hospital in Fort Collins in October to expand clinical services and give veterinary students earlier experience treating patients.
JE Dunn Construction completed the facility, which houses classrooms, laboratories and clinical spaces. The hospital expands emergency, urgent and critical care and provides dentistry, ophthalmology and pharmacy services.
The hospital supports CSU’s revised Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum, which gives students more hands-on training and introduces them to clinical work earlier. The university plans to expand its veterinary program to address a nationwide shortage of veterinary professionals…