DRAFT 7-6-95
Introduction
will help the hospital and medical staff review
The Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
functional room layouts and assist the lessors in
Design Guide is intended to be a graphic
providing better functional solutions.
consolidation of existing Department of Veterans
Affairs standards and criteria. It contains data
The guide plates contained in the CBOC Design
from the following sources:
Guide are intended as illustrations of the VA's
furniture, equipment and personnel space needs.
Master Construction Specifications
PG-18-1
They are not meant to limit design opportunities.
Construction Standards
H-18-3
Standard Details
PG-18-4
This design guide is not intended to be project
Equipment Guide List
PG-7610
specific. While it does contain the vast majority of
List of Equipment Symbols
PG-18-6
spaces required in an CBOC, it is not possible to
Space Planning Criteria
PG-7610
encompass all possible future requirements.
Barrier-Free Design Handbook
H-18-13
Therefore, it is recommended that the project-
Room Finish & Door Hardware Schedule
H-18-14
specific space program be the starting point for an
Design Manuals
PG-18-10
individual project design.
In addition, it is
Consensus information from VAMCs
important to note that the guide plates are a
Ambulatory Care Program Division
generic graphic representation only. Equipment
Radiology Care Program Division
manufactures should be consulted for actual
Pathology Service
dimensions and utility requirements. Use of this
Pharmacy Service
design guide does not relieve the lessor and the
project architects' and engineers' of their
The Design Guide refers to the above mentioned
professional responsibility to develop a complete
sources when data is either too detailed or too
and accurate design which satisfies appropriate
broad to be included in this guide. Where
code requirements and meets the users' needs.
applicable, modifications have been shown that
were suggested from outside the Department.
The Design Guide for CBOC's was developed as
a design tool to assist the lessor, the medical
center and CBOC 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 a CBOC.
Included is a checklist that is covers the areas of
accessibility, interior finishes, leasing and site
considerations.
This design guide is unique in that the Community
Based Outpatient Clinic is a program rather than
a department. VA has embraced this program to
address the issue of becoming more available to
our clients, the veterans. Over a two year span,
hundreds of CBOC's will be springing up
throughout the nation. It is intended that all will
occupy leased space, and a majority (90%) will
use the "Expedited Lease" vehicle to assure quick
response time from conception to occupation.
The lessors will be responsible for translating the
needs of the community, as identified by the local
medical centers, into reality. This design guide
VA Design Guide
Community Based Outpatient Clinic
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