Final Draft 10-18-96
Revised February 1997
Design Standards
Ambulatory Surgery Operating Room
ARCHITECTURAL
CONDITIONING
Ceiling:
Plaster
Ceiling Ht:
2895 mm (9'-6")*
Dry Bulb Temp Cooling:
190 C( 68F)
Wall Finish:
Plaster (SC) Paint
230C(75F)
Wainscot:
--
Minimum % Outside Air:
100
Base:
Welded Seamless Flooring
Yes
Floor Finish:
Welded Seamless Flooring
Noise Criteria:
NC-40
Slab Depr:
Steam:
--
Notes:
Additional 8" accessible space
Relative Humidity/Cooling:
55%
above ceiling for microscope or 10"- 2".
Relative Humidity/Heating:
50%
Minimum Air Changes/Hr.:
15 Occupied
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
8 Unoccupied
Room Pressure:
Positive
None
AC Load Lights:
91W/m 2 (8.5W/SF)
AC Load Equipment:1
19W/m 2 (11.1W/SF)
LIGHTING
Number of People:
12
General:
200 FC, (see Note 1)
--
Special:
Surgical Light (see Note 2)
Emergency: 50% Gen Fluorescent (see Note 3)
PLUMBING AND MEDICAL GASES
Notes:
Cold Water:
--
color temperature of surgical light.
Hot Water:
--
2. (1) TYPE 840A, 1500 W
Laboratory Air:
--
3. Battery backup in (4) fixtures.
Laboratory Vacuum:
--
Sanitary Drain:
--
POWER
Medical Air:
Yes
General:
(1) Module each wall
Medical Vacuum:
Yes
Special:
(2) 7-1/2 KVA 12-Circuit IPU
Oxygen:
Yes
Emergency:
Each IPU & X-Ray unit
Yes
(1) Film Processor per Suite
Yes
Anesthesia Evac:
Yes
Patirnt Monitor:
Yes
Nurse Call:
--
Code One:
--
CCTV:
Empty Conduit
Telephone:
Wall Mounted Hand Free
Intercom:
Part of Telephone
Pub. Addr:
Empty Conduit
ADP:
--
Radio:
Empty Conduit
VA DESIGN GUIDE
AMBULATORY SURGERY
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