Final Draft 10-18-96
Revised February 1997
Introduction
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
The Ambulatory Surgery Design Guide is
specific. While it does contain several of the
intended to be a graphic consolidation of
spaces required in Ambulatory Surgery, it is
existing Department of Veterans Affairs
impossible to foresee future requirements. The
standards and criteria. It contains data from the
project-specific space program is the basis for
following sources:
an individual project design. It is important to
note that the guide plates are a generic graphic
Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1
representation only.
Construction Standards H-18-3
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
for actual dimensions, shielding and utility
Standard Details PG-18-4
requirements. Use of this Design Guide does
not supersede the project architect's and
Equipment Guide List PG-7610
engineers' responsibilities to develop a
complete and accurate design that meets the
List of Equipment symbols PG-18-6
user's needs and the appropriate code
requirements.
Space Planning Criteria PG-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.
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 Surgery 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 Surgery.
The Guide Plates contained in the Ambulatory
Surgery Design guide are intended as
illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment and
personnel space needs. They are not meant to
limit design opportunities.
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