Congratulations to Dr. Ernest Ward and his wife Laura on their one-year anniversary in the new Seaside Animal Care building. Located in the coastal community of Calabash, north Carolina, the hospital survived Hurricane Floyd in 1999.

Dr. Brenda Perkins is settling into her new facility in southeastern Pennsylvania. The new, 14,700-s.f. West Chester Animal Hospital was constructed adjacent to the old building, which was then razed. The new two-story, wood frame building has three exam rooms, boarding and grooming on the first floor, and staff quarters on the second level.

Dr. Randall Raasch had a narrow lot to work with in McFarland, Wisconsin. The 3,500-s.f., two-story, wood frame building has brick veneer and vinyl siding. On the main floor is a three-exam-room hospital with boarding and grooming. The second level has office and mechanical space, with room for future expansion.

Two remodeling projects in northwestern Indiana are nearing completion.

Dr. David Austin's original 3,900-s.f. St. John Animal Clinic was poorly organized and congested. Additions to the front and back, plus a second story attic and mechanical room have created an 8,000-s.f., four-exam-room facility with boarding and grooming.

Dr. John Young added a second story to his 4,100-s.f. Munster Animal Hospital, and a small first story addition, to create a fourth exam room on the first level. Upstairs are cat boarding, offices, and a conference room/lounge. The new facility is 5,500 square feet.

How did the two Indiana facilities manage to stay in operation during construction? See story inside.