Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 316)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
and locate each dialysate return receptacle on the wall, centered at each patient
station, and at a height such that it is easily accessible to clean repeatedly each day.
E. Provide 4'-0" (1.22 M) minimum clearance between beds or chairs and a headwall at
each Dialysis Station at least 10'-9" (3.28 M) wide
F. The height of the dialysate receptacle shall be coordinated with the equipment and
the preceding parameter to inhibit an excessively long dialysate return hose; and any
architectural systems used to conceal the gravity drain must be easily removable
such as not to impede decontamination or modifications.
G. Dialysis patients are highly sensitive to and adversely affected by unsteady ranges of
temperature, pressure, and humidity. Environmental systems must provide stable,
consistent conditions.
H. If the Dialysis Center Biochemistry Laboratory is not authorized, the blood and urine
analyses must be performed by the Clinical Laboratory of the Medical Facility, and
proximity must be considered as shown in the Functional Relationships Matrix below.
I.
If the Dialysis Center Biochemistry Laboratory is authorized, locate patient toilets
adjacent to the lab, and provide a pass-through into the lab.
J. Patient confidentiality must be maintained when providing personal information to
interview clerks and/or other staff. The physical design of the space shall not
encumber this requirement.
K. Locate staff areas to be convenient to staff and separate from patient areas, and
segregate patient and staff circulations. Since the Dialysis Center operates 24 hours
a day / 365 days a year, its Staff Lounge, Staff Lockers, Staff Toilets, and Staff
Showers should not be collocated with those of adjacent departments unless they are
in close proximity and always accessible to the Dialysis Center staff.
L. Dialysis equipment may connect directly into patient data information systems to input
recordings of the treatment process. The designer must coordinate the interface of
the equipment and the information system.
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