Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 102)
Washington, D.C. 20402
December 2006
4. Blood Gas Laboratory (LBBG2) ............................................. 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one per every two Intensive Care Nursing Units and if in Concept of
Operations.
F. Residency Program
The spaces below provide programming of educational spaces at
department/service/chapter level. Alternatively, sum all departments/services data for
Residency Program, and program space in Chapter 402-Educational Facilities. Either/or
do not duplicate space.
The space below are for twenty-four or less ICU beds. Provide duplicate space for each
additional whole multiple of twenty-four ICU beds.
1. House Staff Office / Work Room (WRCH1) ......................... 225 NSF (20.9 NSM)
Provide one for up to twenty-four Intensive Care Beds, and if in Concept of
Operations.
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 up to tenty-four Intensive Care Beds, 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 for up to twenty-four Intensive Care Beds, and if in Concept of
Operations.
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PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
A. Net-to-department gross factor (NTDG) for Intensive 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. 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.
D. All Intensive Care Patient Rooms should be private rooms to respond to increasing
patient acuity, isolation concerns, patient privacy, and patient safety by minimizing
patient transfers.
E. The following are key adjacencies within the Intensive Care Unit: Coronary Intensive
Care to Cardiac Cath Lab; Coronary Intensive Care Unit to Surgery; Coronary Intensive
Care Unit to Inpatient Cardiology Diagnostic Services; Surgical Intensive Care Unit to
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