Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 282)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
B.
All offices for Social Work Service staff should be grouped together in the same
office suite.
C.
The Social Work Service Office suite should be easily accessible by inpatients and
outpatients.
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FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Relationship of Social Work Service to services listed below:
TABLE 2: FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP MATRIX
SERVICES
RELATIONSHIP
REASON
Ambulatory Care
2
G,H,I
MS&N Patient Care Units
3
G,I
SCI Center
3
G,H,I
Nursing Home Care Units
3
G,H,I
Mental Health & Behavioral Care Units
3
G,I
Drug Dependence Treatment Clinic
3
G,I
Mental Health Clinic
3
G,I
Day Treatment Center
3
G,I
Day Hospital
3
G,I
Dialysis Center
3
G,I
Engineering Service
X
D,E
Reasons:
Legend:
(Use as many as appropriate)
Relationship
A. Common use of resources
1. Adjacent
B. Accessibility of supplies
2. Close / Same Floor
C. Urgency of contact
3. Close / Different Floor
D. Noise or vibration
Acceptable
E. Presence of odors or fumes
4. Limited Traffic
F. Contamination hazard
X. Separation Desirable
G. Sequence of work
H. Patient's convenience
I. Frequent contact
J. Need for security
K. Others (specify)
L. Closeness inappropriate
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