Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 287)
Washington, D.C. 20402
November 2006
section of this document. The minimum workload to generate one room is
30% of the calculated annual procedures per room.
Formula 2:
Total number of EGD / Colonoscopy Procedure Rooms:
Projected annual number of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy procedures divided by
3200 plus projected annual number of EGD procedures divided by 2130 plus
projected annual number of Colonoscopy procedures divided by 1070.
4. PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (Input Data Questions)
A. MISSION
1. Are Patient Dressing Rooms authorized? (M)
2. Are Patient Dressing Cubicles authorized? (M)
3. Are private patient Prep/ Recovery rooms authorized? (M)
4. Are patient prep/recovery cubicles authorized? (M)
5. Are sub-waiting rooms authorized? (M)
6. Is a digital fluoroscopic room authorized? (M)
7. Is a Gastroenterology Laboratory authorized? (M)
8. Is a Screening Proctoscopy / Sigmoidoscopy room authorized (M)
9. Is a Gastric (Esophageal) Motility Procedure Room authorized (M)
10. Is an Exam Room authorized? (M)
11. Is an Isolation Exam Room authorized? (M)
12. Is a Medication Preparation Room authorized? (M)
13. Is a Linen Storage Alcove authorized? (M)
14. Is a Private Interview Office authorized? (M)
15. Is a Conference Room / Library authorized? (M)
16. Is a Residency Program authorized? (M)
17. Is a Resident Library authorized? (M)
18. Is a Resident Conference / Classroom authorized? (M)
B. WORKLOAD
1. How many annual EGD procedures are projected? (W)
2. How many annual colonoscopy procedures are projected? (W)
3. How many annual ERCP procedures are projected? (W)
4. How many annual flexible sigmoidoscopy procedures are projected? (W)
C. STAFFING
1. How many physician FTE positions are authorized? (S)
2. How many GI assistant FTE positions are authorized? (S)
3. How many clerical FTE positions are authorized? (S)
4. How many resident and intern FTE positions are authorized? (S)
D. MISCELLANEOUS
1. Is a Patient Education Kiosk / Alcove authorized? (Misc)
2. How many FTE positions for whom lockers are provided are authorized? (Misc)
3. How many FTE positions for whom office space is not provided are authorized?
(Misc)
4. Is fixed radiographic equipment authorized for the ERCP Procedure room? (Misc)
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