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Generalized Needs and Requirements: Hospital Requirements
513.8.3
Floor Slab Depression Requirements
An example list of requirements in excess of 3" includes:
Depression
Item(s)
1. Prefabricated rooms including:
audiometric, freezers and refrigerators,
R.F. shielded, clean, and environmental
control rooms
4" - 8"
2. Recess for cobalt machine.
10"
3. Recess for hydrotherapy tank.
37"
4. Recess for drainage in kitchen and laundry.
6" - 8"
5. Recess for automatic cart washer.
10" - 12"
6. Therapy pool.
66" - 108"
7. X-ray raceway system.
6" - 8"
513.8.4
Other Requirements
The following items in the VA standards or construction details have been
identified as potential "misfits" or areas for consideration during the
development of the prototype design:
1. Furred space above built in refrigerators required to extend to
structural slab above.
2. Floors of built-in freezers and refrigerators required to be flush with
adjacent floor in new construction.
3. Concrete slab topping, where used, is required to be 1-1/2".
4. Equipment required to be recessed in partitions:
Drinking fountains
Soap holder
Razor blade receptacle
Cassette transfer cabinet
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