Fall of 2023 marked a new experience for the East Goshen Veterinary Center. The hospital and staff moved from 1506 Paoli Pike to 1560 Paoli Pike (it’s literally on the other side of the shopping center). 1560 is a former bank which has been converted into our new hospital and if you were ever in the TD bank that was formerly there you won’t recognize it. This blog post will let everyone see just what goes into building a new hospital and then the big move!
The Demolition
Starting in March the old bank was dismantled from the inside. Walls, safes, bathrooms, teller stations, all of it was removed. The vault was emptied (no we didn’t find anyone’s long lost treasures) but the vault itself is remaining.
The floor was dug up for new plumbing, the wiring was replaced, and everything was stripped down to the studs.
Building In
Once the demolition was done it was time to put it all back together. The skeleton of the building started going up. Our staff had the plans in hand but even they couldn’t yet see the vision of the architect but everything started to slowly fill in.
Once the walls started going up things became easier to see. The exam rooms wrap around the waiting room with the bulk of the hospital behind them. Our staff thought of our clients and recommended a second waiting area to help keep our patients and clients comfortable while they wait.
In the back will be our new state of the art surgery suite and treatment area. The kennel runs join our cages, so large dogs won’t have to be stuck in the cages during their stay.
Radiology will be in the back, where the vault use to be.
The new office now has 4 exam rooms instead of just 2. That means we have one for smaller dogs, 1 for larger dogs, and 1 for cats, plus 1 extra for when we are too full.
We want to thank our four legged patients who this is all for!
Nori who took the honor of being one of Dr Hitchens last patients as a puppy in 2019 and our last patient in the old office!
And Baxter who had to be the first dog in the building to make sure we brought over his beloved scale (we did of course)!
We can’t wait to see everyone in the new office!