Max is going to a different vet for the clinical trial and I truly hate being there. The clinic has one entrance/exit door and it's not a double, said entrance is on a corner of the building with a play yard abutting the entrance sidewalk, no airlock, one door from the waiting room to the exam rooms for in and out and(!!) they board 8-10 dogs daily who roam freely though out the clinic hallway though the doggie door to the play yard and around the front desk. (Don't get me started on the proheart6 and scrip food they push. We're just there for the trial.) It's a nightmare set up for a reactive dog owner. The vet seems nice, the staff seems nice but there's literally no way to avoid other dogs short of asking them to call me while we wait in the car and then whisking him in. I have to carry him because he'll pick a snark with the boarding dogs roaming everywhere given the chance.
So I got to thinking what I would want in my dream vet clinic. I want (at least) #1 Multiple entrance/exit points, ideally the cashier station would not be the same place you check in and walk-in (e-vets seem to have this nailed down), #2 Wide hallways or a space to go with a visual barrier for avoidance and my pipedream #3 would be an exam room with an outside entrance door for dogs who don't need to be in general population (contagious, elderly, puppy, reactive, euth appointments). Also, board and groom should have their own space not in the main clinic, IMO. What else would you want in your dream clinic?