VETERINARY HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS

You could say that Tabitha was born into a career in veterinary services. She learned from her mother, a veterinary technician and receptionist for 40 years, how fulfilling it is to take care of animals. At age 16, Tabitha took her first job as a kennel assistant and she never looked back.

 

Since then Tabitha has trained and worked in major cities across the U.S. She is an accomplished Veterinary Nurse with a passion for working in surgery. She has worked in Hawaii, Washington, DC, and at VCA-WLA, the largest hospital on the U.S. West Coast. 

 

It was when she was working at her first veterinary specialist hospital in Oregon that Tabitha discovered a new passion: organization. Working in mobile surgery for five years from DC to Sydney allowed her to experience hundreds of general practices and absorb details about what worked and what needed adjustment.

 

After moving to Australia in 2017, Tabitha helped establish the mobile Veterinary Specialists of Sydney, which operated with highly organized vans and transport carts. In 2020, the team expanded with the addition of the Advanced Treatment Centre, creating a hybrid practice. It was through the development of this facility that Tabitha discovered her passion for design and optimizing hospital spaces.

 

Pet Perfect Spaces 

 

She quickly discovered that veterinary spaces have very specific needs that aren’t often met by general architectural designs. Starting with organization, Tabitha learned everything from drawer dimensions and bin heights to cabinet sizes and storage options that work specifically with medical equipment. She realized early on that flow is a crucial element for functional hospital design.

 

Having helped two large specialist hospitals in the U.S. fit out and move into new spaces, Tabitha was ready to take the helm. Her 14 years of experience in specialty hospitals served her well in designing VSOS-ATC. With organizational decisions, workflow, operating theatres, and more, she turned their open space into a functional hospital ready to take patients the moment it opened.

 

Twin Passions

 

Combining her love of veterinary care with her flair for creating attractive, highly functional, organized spaces has led Tabitha into new endeavors. Knowing the importance of veterinary-specific design to the creating of veterinary offices and hospitals, she now offers her expertise to those wanting their practices to hit the ground running.

 

New and renovated veterinary hospitals and practices need to be able to open as soon as possible, and an experienced consultant makes that possible. Tabitha is excited to share her talent and experience with others who care for animals of every kind.

 

Tabitha at Home

 

Tabitha grew up on five acres in Oregon, surrounded by animals of every kind. Caring for her family’s lively menagerie—and following in the footsteps of her mother and cousin, both veterinary technicians—sparked her lifelong passion for animal care and the veterinary profession.

Today, she shares her home with Chester, an energetic Australian Shepherd, and his best friend Gary, a playful Maine Coon.

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Outside of work, Tabitha loves hiking, traveling, dancing, and baking. And if you’re at a dog show, you just might spot her there too!