VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare for the Veterans of the rapidly growing San Antonio metro area. They needed to consolidate multiple South Texas Veterans Healthcare System clinics, which completes more than 1.8. million outpatient visits annually into one centralized state-of-the-art outpatient clinic.

 

VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center

 

The new multi-story outpatient campus provides a one-stop service to the area’s 150,000 veterans. It represents a significant expansion of the VA’s presence in San Antonio. Designed around the VA’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), which embraces a holistic approach to patient care, six PACT modules on two floors will accommodate 60 care teams serving 128 exam rooms equipped for general health, telehealth and women’s health. The new clinic offers general and mental health, surgery, imaging, lab, pharmacy and CT/MRI services. The new San Antonio facility also provides dental services in a clinic featuring 50 dental chairs, a dental surgery suite and a prosthetics lab.

 

VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center

 

Effective site integration with extensive native plantings results in a lush, park-like, pedestrian-friendly setting, further contributing to the healing experience. The interior design finishes visually connect with the exterior – creating a healthy, relaxing environment to comfort patients and visitors and improve staff productivity and retention.

 

VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center

 

The focus on holistic care carries into the design as well. That means creating a transparent, walkable building with clear signage and wayfinding that is patient care-centered. The design is intended to create a more all-encompassing approach to healthcare that integrates the VA’s emphasis on mental health into general care. Doctors do not have private offices and instead work in an open office to foster collaboration.

 

VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center


PROJECT NAME

VA San Antonio Northwest Health Care Center

SERVICES

Architecture Design, Medical Equipment Planning, Interior Design

PROJECT SIZE

237,109 sq. ft.

 
LOCATION

San Antonio, Texas


 
Awards

2022 ENR Texas & Louisiana | Best Projects

Two Green Globes Certified

 

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