FINAL DRAFT- 10/31/95
REVISED January 1997
Introduction
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
The Ambulatory Care Design Guide is intended
specific. While it does contain the vast majority
to be a graphic consolidation of existing
of spaces required in Ambulatory Care
Department of Veterans Affairs standards and
Services, it is not possible to foresee all future
criteria. It contains data from the following
requirements.
The project-specific space
sources:
program is the basis for an individual project
design. It is important to note that the guide
Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1
plates are a generic graphic representation only.
Construction Standards H-18-3
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
for actual dimensions and utility requirements.
Standard Details PG-18-4
Use of this Design Guide does not supersede
the
project
architect's
and
engineers'
Equipment Guide List PG-7610
responsibilities to develop a complete and
accurate design that meets the user's needs and
List of Equipment symbols PG-18-6
the appropriate code requirements.
VA Handbook 7610
Barrier-Free Design Handbook PG-18-13
Room Finish and Door Hardware Schedule
PG-18-14
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC, Plumbing,
and Electrical.
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers.
Ambulatory Care Program Division
The Design Guide refers to the above
mentioned sources when data is either too
detailed or too broad to be included in this
guide.
The Design Guide for Ambulatory Care was
developed as a design tool to assist the medical
center staff and the contracting officers in better
understanding the choices that designers ask
them to make, and to help designers understand
the functional requirements necessary for
proper operation of Ambulatory Care.
The Guide Plates contained in the Ambulatory
Care Design guide are intended as illustrations
of VA's furniture, equipment and personnel
space needs. They are not meant to limit
design opportunities.
VA DESIGN GUIDE
AMBULATORY CARE (Hospital Based)
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