Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 100)
Washington, D.C. 20402
December 2006
This office will be used by house staff and medical students for patient charting and
consultation. The area will accommodate desk space for two house staff and a
conference table for use by medical students.
2. Office / Patient Care Instructor (OFA01 / OFA02) ............... 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one for each MS&N Patient Care Unit type and if in Concept of Operations.
(OFA01 for standard furniture or OFA02 for systems furniture)
3. Residency Conference / Classroom (CRA02) ..................... 300 NSF (27.9 NSM)
Provide one per every two MS&N Patient Care Unit types and if in Concept of
Operations.
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PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
A. Net-to-department gross factor (NTDG) for MS&N Patient Care Unit is 1.65. This
number when multiplied by the programmed Net Square Foot (NSF) area, determines
the Departmental Gross Square Feet (DGSF).
B. Centralized staff administration and support should be considered to maximize staff and
space efficiency.
C. The MS&N Patient Care Unit should be functionally organized to separate staff and
patient circulation as much as possible.
D. Corridors should be designed to a minimum of 8 feet clear width, to accommodate
passage of equipment or beds and two stretchers and/or wheelchairs. In non-patient
areas, corridors may be 6 feet in clear width.
E. All MS&N patient rooms shall be private rooms to respond to increasing patient acuity,
isolation concerns, patient privacy, and patient safety by minimizing patient transfers.
F. The area of a patient room is exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes,
alcoves or vestibules.
G. Provide 3'-0" clearance between the sides and foot of the bed and any wall or other fixed
obstruction in private patient rooms.
H. Consider constructing patient rooms with identical orientation rather than mirror image
configuration for each pair of patient rooms.
I.
Refer to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Facilities Management
Handbooks, Standards, Standard Details, and Design Guides for technical criteria.
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