Equipment and Furnishings For Your Practice

Equipping a new practice can be a daunting task. Luckily there is a good list outlining the most common needs of every room in the practice. A partial list is below, but you can find the entire list if you click here.

An example of the list follows and you can use this not only as a guide but I suggest you place the list items in a spreadsheet. Create columns for notes like source, price, importance etc... Because spreadsheets give you unlimited sort options and "what if" scenarios, you can use the list to help build a budget. This is especially useful when working with your lender. It's a convenient way to go back and revise your list quickly to stay within budgets imposed by your business plan and lender requirements. Happy shopping!

List by Hospital room - Provided by Hospital Design/DVM360/Advanstar.

Exam rooms

Desktop computer central to all exam rooms
Exam tables
Rolling chairs or stools
Side chairs
Dog treats
Magazines
Cabinets
Waste receptacles
Chart holders
Sharps containers
Nail trimmers
Stethoscopes
Styptic powder or pencils
Reflex hammer
Eye wash
Cotton-tip applicators
Assorted gauze
Alcohol
Lubricating jelly
Storage jars
Gloves
Feline scale
Small exotics or gram scale
Otoscope
Otoscope cones
Ophthalmoscope
Indirect viewing lens
Radiography view box
Exam lights
Binocular head loupe magnifier
Thermometers
Video otoscope
Schirmer tear tests
Fluorescein dye
Assorted syringes
Penlights
Anatomic models and posters


Treatment area, pack prep, and lab

Rolling stools
Side chairs
Refrigerator for samples
Walk-on scale
Wet table
Waste disposal container (general)
Waste disposal container
(infectious)
Dental unit: scaler, drill, polisher
Dental instruments and supplies
Safety goggles
Endoscope and supplies
Blood pressure monitor
Portable O2 unit
Electrocardiograph
Test tube rack
Hematology, chemistry, and coagulation analyzers
Centrifuge
Hemocytometer
Unopettes
Manual cell counter
Calculator
Timer
Ultrasound machine and supplies
Refractometer
Glucometer
Radiography machine and film cassettes or digital radiography equipment
Lead gloves and aprons
Patient positioning devices
Radiograph developing supplies
Gloves
Masks
First aid kit
Crash cart
Resuscitation bag
Clippers
Tonometer
Ear lavage equipment
Tongue depressors
Thermometers
Splinting equipment
Culture media
Diagnostic reagent strips
Microscope
Microscope slides, coverslips, stains, and holders
Bacterial incubator
Inoculation loops
Lab mailing supplies
Sterility indicators
Laryngoscopes
Biopsy jars
Formalin
Ethylene glycol test kit
FeLV/FIV test kits
Heartworm tests
Elizabethan collars
Muzzles
Autoclave and trays
Autoclave tape
Ultrasonic cleaner
Endotracheal tubes, stylets, and cleaning brush
Endotracheal tube rack
Feeding tubes
Chest tubes
Tracheostomy tubes
Stomach tubes
Stomach tube speculum
IV fluid warmer
IV poles and stands
Fecalizer, centrifuge, and flotation solution
Fecal loops, sample collection containers
Nonabsorbent cat litter
Urine collection containers
Activated charcoal
Gastric lavage supplies
Barium
Wood's lamp
Surgical pack wraps
Surgical caps, masks, gowns, and gloves
Disinfectants
Surgical scrub brushes and soak trays
Surgical instrument cleaner
Suture scissors
Staple removal forceps
Vaginal speculum