Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria 7610-(270)
Washington, DC 20420
September 2006
Operating days per year x Hours of operation per day
= Number of
Minutes per procedure / 60 minutes
annual procedures
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 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Service is 80%.
Example: Assume a Treatment Station that averages 45 minutes per clinic
stop:
250 operating days per year x 8 hours of operation per day
= 2,667 annual
45 minutes per clinic stop / 60 minutes
procedures
A maximum capacity of 2,667 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 affiliated facility:
2,667 x 80% = 2,133 annual procedures.
TABLE 1: WORKLOAD PARAMETER CALCULATION
MINIMUM
WORKLOAD
AVERAGE
TO
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND
LENGTH OF
REHABILITATION SERICE
CLINIC STOP
GENERATE
UTILIZATION
PATIENT AREA
ONE ROOM
(minutes)
RATE
Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
Exam Room
50
80%
1,920
EMG Room
70
80%
1,370
Physical Therapy (PT)
45
80%
2,130
Treatment Station
Hubbard Tank Full and Partial
60
80%
1,600
60
80%
1,600
Whirlpool
Kinesiotherapy (KT)
45
80%
2,130
Treatment Station
45
80%
2,130
Psychiatric Treatment Station
Occupational Therapy (OT)
45
80%
2,130
Treatment Station
Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy
(VRT)
180
80%
530
Treatment Station
Educational Therapy (ET)
90
80%
1,070
Learning Station
Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)
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