FINAL DRAFT 9/6/95
UPDATED NOV. 1996
Narrative
Technical Considerations
Architectural:
Protection:
Wall and Corner guards should be used in
Interior Materials and Finishes:
corridors and other areas where wall damage
from cart traffic is anticipated.
Partitions:
Painted, gypsum wallboard on metal studs
Interior Doors and Hardware:
constitutes the primary construction type for
Interior doors should be 45 mm ( 1-inch)
interior partitions. Partitions around physician
thick solid-core flush- panel wood doors or
offices, exam rooms, and treatment rooms
hollow metal doors in hollow metal frames.
should have sound attenuation batts between
the studs in accordance with VA Construction
Doorjambs should have hospital type
Standard 34-1, "Noise Transmission Control".
sanitary stops that stop 200 mm (8 inches)
from the floor to facilitate mopping. Hollow
Floors:
metal doors should be used where high
Floors in offices, conference rooms, and
impact is a concern and where fire rated
waiting areas should be carpeted with a 100
doors are required. Kick and/or mop plates
mm ( 4 inch) resilient base.
should generally be applied to both sides of
the doors. Handicapped accessible hardware
Floors in toilet rooms should be ceramic
should be used throughout.
tile with a ceramic tile base.
Doors leading to radionuclide receiving
Floors
in
Imaging
Units,
and storage area and radiopharmacy are
Radioimmunoassay Units, Radiopharmacy
required to be steel security doors.
and Scope Cleaning areas should have
welded seam sheet flooring with an integral
Refer to VA Handbook PG-18-14, "Room
base.
Finishes, Door, and Hardware Schedule" for
additional information.
Floors in exam rooms, treatment rooms,
and most other spaces should be vinyl
composition tile with a 100 mm (4-inch)
Architectural and Mechanical:
resilient base.
Current Center for Disease Control (CDC)
A prefabricated controlled temperature
requirements for design of public areas within
room for refrigerated storage requires a 100
the building to accommodate Microbacterium
mm (4-inch) deep depression.
Tuberculosis patients must be addressed by
architectural and mechanical disciplines.
Ceilings:
Check current requirements with the VA's
Ceilings should be primarily lay-in
task force on transmission of Microbacterium
acoustic ceiling tile. Certain areas, such as
Tuberculosis and TB criteria in HVAC Design
procedure rooms and treatment rooms,
Manual for Hospital Projects
should have lay-in acoustic ceiling tile with a
washable sprayed-plastic finish.
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