Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 248)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
A. This document outlines Space Planning Criteria for Chapter 248: Medical Media
Service. It applies to all medical facilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
B. Medical Media Services (MMS) provides media service and creates products in
support of direct patient care, continuing education, training, patient health education,
research and public relations. MMS ensures the medical center needs are met in the
areas of Photography, Illustration, Electronic Graphic Design and Publishing,
Video/Sound Recording, CCTV and LAN, Video Distribution, and Copy Center
Reproduction and Finishing.
C. This document includes the following requirements for operations to address all
possible options available through Medical Media Services in the VA Health Care
System: 1) Core Criteria Medical Media Service (MMS), 2) Expanded Core Criteria
Medical Media Service (ECMM) , 3) Medical Media VISN Support Site (MMVSS), 4)
VAMC without Medical Media Services.
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DEFINITIONS
A. Audiovisual (AV) Services: These services are provided to record patient medical
procedures, educational events and interviews. Additional uses include, but are not
limited to, documentation, education, review, and analysis. Post-production is
provided to organize, enhance and/or improve the finished product.
B. Central Copy Center Service: Provides some high volume, high speed copying,
printing and some finishing services for the Medical Center. With this level of service
some reproduction/printing and finishing work would be contracted out to off-site
vendors.
C. Concept of Operations: A user-developed guide to the functional operation of the VA
healthcare facility. It defines the function of the facility and the scope of medical
services to be provided in the new or remodeled space.
D. Core Program (MMS) Requirements: The Minimum program requirements for
Department of Veteran's Affairs health care facilities without an active university
affiliation.
E. Departmental Net to Gross (DNTG) Conversion Factor: A parameter, determined by
the VA for each space planning criteria chapter, used to convert the programmed Net
Square Foot (NSF) area to the Department Gross Square Foot (DGSF) area. The
DNTG Departmental Conversion Factor for Medical Media Service is 1.30.
F. Expanded Central Copy Center Service: A copy/reproduction service that provides
all high volume, high speed copying, printing and all finishing services for the Medical
Center.
G. Expanded Core Program (MMEC) Requirements: Additional program requirements
that will normally be instituted at university affiliated medical centers. The range and
size of the educational programs provided, and the extent of available VISN support
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