Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (265)
Washington, DC 20420
June 2006
File Unit (FU)
r.
MAS: FU Office, Supervisor (OFA01).............................. 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one if in Concept of Operations.
s. MAS: FU Workroom (WRCH1)........................................... 60 NSF (5.6 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide an additional 60 NSF per each full time file clerk position
authorized and if in Concept of Operations.
t.
MAS: FU Storage, Medical Records (FILE1)..................See Formula Below
If in Concept of Operations. Total projected linear feet of records multiplied by
0.63 (0.059) equals total NSF (NSM) medical records storage space.
u. MAS:FU Storage, Medical Records,
Veteran Volunteers and Employ (FILE 1) ......................... 35 NSF (3.3 NSM)
Provide one if in Concept of Operations.
v. MAS: Waiting Area (WRC01) ......................................... 200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Provide one if in Concept of Operations.
Provides space for 10 standard seats and 2 accessible seats.
w. MIS: Toilets, Public (TLTU1).............................................. 50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one male and one female at 50 NSF each.
2. Urgent Care
Area is not equipped or staffed for emergency care service. Accommodates only
patients with medical conditions warranting constant observation while at the clinic,
and those who, while at the clinic, develop complications that require immediate
resuscitation and/or temporary stabilization until they can be transported to a
emergency care medical facility. Ambulances will not bring patients in need of
emergency care services to the clinic.
Urgent Care will utilize clean and soiled utility rooms located in an adjacent clinic
examination/treatment module.
Basic Service:
Provide when no full-time medical care staff will be permanently assigned to Urgent
Care
a. UC: Observation / Treatment Room (OOHR1).............. 150 NSF (13.9 NSM)
Provide one if FT medical care staff (physician, physician extender or nurse)
positions permanently assigned to the Clinic are not authorized.
Expanded Service:
Provide when full-time medical care staff permanently assigned and number of
annual Urgent Care stops is greater than 3,000.
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