Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 248)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
healthcare project based on specific information entered in response to Input Data
Questions. VA-SEPS incorporates the propositions set forth in all VA Space Planning
Criteria chapters. VA-SEPS has been designed to aid healthcare planners in creating
a space plan based on a standardized set of criteria parameters.
Q. Workload: Workload is the anticipated number of procedures or suite stops that is
processed through a department/service area. The total workload applied to
departmental operational assumptions will determine overall room requirements by
modality.
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OPERATING RATIONALE AND BASIS OF CRITERIA
A. Workload Projections or planned services / modalities for a specific VA medical
center, hospital or satellite outpatient clinic project are provided by the VA Central
Office (VACO) / VISN CARES Capacity Projection Model. The workload projections
are generated by methodology based upon the expected veteran population in the
respective market/service area. Healthcare planners working on VA medical center,
hospital or satellite outpatient clinic projects will utilize and apply the workload criteria
set forth herein for identified services and modalities to determine room requirements
for each facility.
B. Space planning criteria have been developed on the basis of an understanding of the
activities involved in the functional areas of the Medical Media Services and its
relationship with other services of a medical facility. These criteria are predicated on
established and/or anticipated best practice standards, as adapted to provide
environments supporting the highest quality heath care for Veterans.
C. These criteria are subject to modification relative to development in the equipment,
medical practice, vendor requirements, and subsequent planning and design. The
selection of the size and type of Medical Media Services equipment is determined by
the anticipated medical needs of the facility and the local medical center leadership.
D. Requirements for operations related to Core Criteria, and Expanded Core Criteria for
Medical Media Service, Medical Media VISN Support Site, and VAMC without
Medical Media Services are included to address all possible options available through
Medical Media Services in the VA Health Care System.
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PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (Input Data Questions)
A. Mission Input Data Statements:
1.
Is a Medical Media Service (MMS) Core Program authorized? (M)
2.
Is a Medical Media Service (MMS) Expanded Core Program authorized? (M)
3.
Is a Medical Media VISN Support Site (MMVSS) authorized? (M)
4.
Is a Photography Service authorized? (M)
5.
Is an Illustration Service authorized? (M)
6.
Is an Audiovisual Service authorized? (M)
7.
Is an Electronic Graphic Design and Publishing Service authorized? (M)
8.
Is a Video and Sound Recording Service authorized? (M)
9.
Is a Video Editing Service authorized? (M)
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