At Hoefer Welker, Veterans Day is a meaningful moment to reflect on the significant work our firm has had the opportunity to complete through our long-standing partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Since our first project in 2012, we’ve completed more than 20 VA projects throughout the nation. With this work, our team was able to support those who have served our country by providing thoughtful healthcare designs to improve local facilities.
Take a look at the impact of our partnership with the VA, creating healing communities that deliver accessible, dignified care to our nation's veterans:
Our First: Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic
Designed to deliver accessible treatment, the 136,000-square-foot facility in Jacksonville, Florida, provides ambulatory care, mental health services, cardiology, radiology, dental and other specialty services to local veterans. The building, completed in October 2012, is curated with material selections that balance durability and a professional appearance, further supporting the overall goal of providing innovative care.
The facility features a light-filled two-story lobby with a switchback architectural stair. A spacious, hotel-inspired promenade with comfortable seating and an easily navigable
reception area. Neutral color palettes with warm accents are incorporated throughout the building, creating an inviting environment and intuitive wayfinding to clinics.
Completed in August 2022, the 275,736-square-foot facility in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the largest VA outpatient clinics in the U.S., designed to accommodate more than half a million patient visits annually. The five-story clinic includes multispecialty and telehealth clinics, an education center, pathology and imaging.
An innovative planning approach organizes the upper three floors into patient-aligned care team (PACT) modules, accommodating 72 PACTs serving approximately 180 exam rooms. Each PACT module integrates mental health, women’s health, nutrition and pharmacy consultation, bringing essential services together within a coordinated care environment. The facility's design supports both in-person and technology-based care, including remote diagnostics, expanding access to healthcare services for veterans.
Our Latest: VA Junction City
Currently in progress, we’re working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand its outpatient presence in eastern Kansas to meet growing demand for primary care and mental health services while bringing more specialized care closer to veterans across the region.
Spanning 51,000-square-feet, the facility will combine primary and specialty care with behavioral health, audiology, eye care, imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation and prosthetics under one roof.
The design draws on the region's military history and the character of the Kansas landscape. The concept uses grounded, durable materials alongside more contemporary elements, while patterns and colors associated with military service ribbons influence the entry landscape. The project is targeting Two Green Globes and incorporates strategies focused on energy performance, water conservation, and a healthy indoor environment.
Hoefer Welker VA Portfolio Roundup
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- This Laredo, Texas, VA outpatient clinic was designed to be a state-of-the-art medical facility incorporating the iconic and varied architectural influences of the South Texas/Rio Grande Valley region. The 23,300-square-foot, developer-led, design-build leaseback building was completed in April 2013.
- PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic
- Named after a Colorado Springs resident and World War II Medal of Honor recipient, PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom integrates technology, sustainable design and industry best practices into a modern medical office building and clinic. The 98,000-square-foot facility was completed in June 2014.
- Central Alabama Montgomery VA Clinic
- This VA healthcare clinic provides ambulatory care, radiology, eye care, dental, pharmacy, and other specialty services to veterans located near Montgomery, Alabama. Completed in November 2016, the 153,300-square-foot facility is designed to create a relaxing, healing environment for the patients and veterans’ families, while establishing an inspiring work atmosphere for the staff.
- Sergeant Ernest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic
- Completed in December 2016, the 184,300-square-foot VA outpatient clinic located in Tallahassee, Florida, was crafted with evidence-based design research and industry best practices to create an efficient and “hospitality-like” facility. The design creates a warm, non-institutional, healing environment that balances the technological and code/criteria driven features that support the delivery of effective, modern healthcare.
- Wyoming VA Clinic
- This developer-led, design-build leaseback VA outpatient clinic is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Established in January 2017, the 126,000-square-foot facility is designed to foster a warm, welcoming healing environment rather than a traditional institutional setting.
- San Jose VA Clinic
- After 22 years, the San Jose community-based clinic needed a cultural overhaul. As a catalyst for that change, Hoefer Welker designed a 92,000-square-foot patient-centric facility completed in February 2018. Clinical areas for primary care, mental health, audiology and speech pathology, podiatry, optometry and dermatology are distributed over the facility's three floors.
- Mobile VA Clinic
- Established in January 2019, the 86,200-square-foot VA outpatient clinic in Mobile, Alabama, was designed as a fusion of the Gulf Coast architectural aesthetic, southern colonial styles and the surrounding landscape. The facility’s architecture creates an inviting and healing environment for patients, veterans’ families and staff.
- Chattanooga VA Clinic
- Completed in December 2020, the 95,000-square-foot Chattanooga, Virginia, clinic, incorporates five PACT modules, accommodating 40 care teams serving 65 exam rooms. The facility offers audiology, imaging, pathology, lab, dental, and mental health services, diabetes and healthy eating counseling for the area’s 25,000 veterans.
- Lubbock VA Clinic
- Providing services to 30,000 veterans living in Lubbock County, the 127,000-square-foot VA clinic improves veterans’ access to high-quality, community-based healthcare by adhering to the highest standards of compassion, commitment and excellence. The two-story “super clinic” was completed in May 2021 and is strategically located to foster a relationship between local veterans and Texas Tech University Health Science Center — a leader in medical research, education and patient care in West Texas.
- Northwest San Antonio VA Clinic
- Committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare for the veterans in the rapidly growing San Antonio metro area, the new 237,000-square-foot outpatient campus completes more than 1.8 million outpatient visits annually. The clinic provides a one-stop service to the area’s 150,000 veterans, offering general and mental health, surgery, imaging, lab, pharmacy and CT/MRl services since its opening in May 2021. The building incorporates six PACT modules spanning two floors, accommodating 60 care teams,128 exam rooms equipped for general health, telehealth, and women’s health. The facility also provides dental services in a clinic featuring 50 dental chairs, a dental surgery suite, and a prosthetics lab.
- Birmingham East VA Clinic
- The Birmingham Health Care System in Irondale, Alabama, provides primary and specialty healthcare services to over 71,000 veterans every year. The clinic offers consolidated outpatient mental health services, including specialty clinics for PTSD, substance use disorder, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery, and more through its various programs. The 80,000-square-foot facility was completed in July 2021.
- Lenexa VA Clinic
- Serving more than 150,000 veterans throughout the area, the community-based outpatient clinic in Lenexa, Kansas, is a patient-centric facility with a relaxing, healing environment. Other noted features include intuitive wayfinding, integrated technology, connections to nature, and a layout that promotes staff excellence and efficiency. Completed in September 2021, the 34,000-square-foot clinic was designed to meet stringent VA (PACT) standards.
- Cobb County VA Clinic
- Located northwest of Atlanta, Cobb County is home to more than 40,000 veterans but had only one single, outdated VA clinic. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs moved to correct this situation by constructing several new clinics in the area, one of which is the one-story, 78,000-square-foot clinic in Marietta, Georgia. This facility was completed in December 2021 and provides primary and women's healthcare, mental health, audiology, physical medicine, rehabilitation, dental, imaging (X-ray), and lab services.
- Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic
- The state-of-the-art Columbus, Georgia, facility provides a wide range of medical services to veterans in Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley. Completed in January 2022, the 69,300-square-foot clinic’s services include primary care, women’s and mental healthcare, dental, optometry, physical therapy, prosthetics, and teletraumatic brain injury.
- Corpus Christi West Point VA Clinic
- The 68,800-square-foot outpatient clinic consolidates and unifies Corpus Christi’s VA buildings into one continuous and efficient state-of-the-art healthcare facility to serve and honor the veteran community in Texas. Established in October 2022, the clinic brings expanded services for primary care, home-based primary care, audiology and speech pathology, mental health, radiology, pathology, and laboratory medicine.
- Jacksonville North VA Clinic & Domiciliary
- The 203,000-square-foot comprehensive outpatient clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, features the VA’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care, which centers on patient-driven, proactive, personalized, and team-based care. A separate 28,500-square-foot domiciliary provides residential rehab and treatment services for homeless veterans. These facilities were completed in October 2023.
- VA Jacksonville – NC
- Currently in progress, the VA Jacksonville Multispecialty Outpatient Clinic will expand access to care for veterans throughout coastal North Carolina by late 2028. The three-story, 247,700-square-foot facility brings comprehensive outpatient services together in one modern setting. The clinic serves one of the state’s fastest-growing veteran populations, improving convenience and reducing the need for veterans to travel long distances for specialty and diagnostic care.