Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 204)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
Minutes per clinic stop / 60 minutes
annual clinic
stops
1. The general planning model for VA facilities assumes 250 Operating Days per
Year and 8 Hours of Operation per Day. Room capacity will fluctuate as hours of
operation are modified, i.e., additional capacity may be generated by extending
the daily hours of operation within the same physical setting.
2. The Basic Room Efficiency Factor for Audiology and Speech Pathology Service is
80%.
3. Average length of procedure for Audiology Clinic is 69 minutes.
Example: Assume an exam / treatment room for Audiology Clinic that
averages 69 minutes per clinic stop:
250 Operating days per year x 8 Hours of operation per day
= Number of
69 Minutes per clinic stop / 60 minutes
annual clinic
stops
A maximum capacity of 1750 clinic stops per year, assuming 100% utilization.
However, 100% utilization is not realistic to achieve, thus, it is not realistic as a
design standard. Apply Room Efficiency Factor for an affiliated facility:
1750 x 80% = 1400 annual clinic stops.
TABLE 1: WORKLOAD PARAMETER CALCULATION
MINIMUM
AVERAGE
WORKLOAD
TO
LENGTH OF
CLINIC STOP
UTILIZATION
GENERATE
ONE ROOM
(minutes)
RATE
Audiology
69
80%
1400
128
80%
750
Speech Pathology
The number of annual clinic stops per room will be used as a criteria
parameter to calculate the number of Exam / Treatment Rooms in the Space
Criteria section of this document.
4
PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (Input Data Questions)
A. Mission Input Data Statements
1.
Is a combined Audiology and Speech Pathology Service authorized? (M)
2.
Is Cerumen Management authorized? (M)
3.
Is Posturography authorized? (M)
4.
Is Sinusoidal Vertical Axis Rotational Testing authorized? (M)
5.
Is Speech Analysis authorized? (M)
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