Project of the Year Finalist Best Project, Health Care Award of Merit, Excellence in Safety U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs San Antonio Outpatient Clinic
With a military veteran population of about a quarter million and another approximately 80,000 active-duty personnel in the San Antonio area, the new 240,000-sq-ft U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs San Antonio Outpatient Clinic provides much needed coordinated care to the region. The facility consolidates health care services in primary care, mental health, specialty care, medical-surgical specialties, diagnostic services, eye care, women’s health, radiology services and pharmacy services. The clinic also offers one of the largest spaces committed to dental services in the entire VA system with 24,000 sq ft of space and 32 treatment and exam rooms.
The project, which broke ground in April 2019, is privately owned by U.S. Federal Properties and leased to the Dept. Veterans Affairs for 20 years. To ensure the project met the vision of both the owner and the end user, the design and construction team engaged in a high level of collaboration, transparency, organization and aligning of vision. The team regularly tackled substantial questions about how to meet rigorous and specific federal building requirements in a way that was efficient for every stakeholder.