FINAL DRAFT 9-26-95
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
Technical Considerations
Narrative
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Management Systems shall include
elements of patient registrations, patient
Conditioning:
charges, physician's order entry, and patient
/staff movement.
Operation:
These systems' elements will require
access to the main facility's "information
Air conditioning systems should be
backbone", and to the departmental Local
provided to heat, cool, and ventilate the
Area Network (LAN). All components should
individual spaces, as required to satisfy the
be planned for compatibility.
VA design criteria.
The air conditioning systems serving the
Sleep Studies:
Pulmonary Medicine Service should be
designed to operate at full capacity to suit the
Sleep
rooms
and
the
necessary
schedule of the service.
monitoring rooms should be located in a
traffic controlled area away from noise
producing
equipment
(trash
removal,
Capacities:
mechanical rooms, etc.).
The number of people and the air
Video studies will be performed using
conditioning load noted on the room design
infrared recording techniques. Provide in-
standard sheet is for purposes of establishing
room infrared light source(s).
the design guide basis and its use in
These video studies require a variety of
planning. The engineers and/or designers
types of equipment. Sufficient storage area
should verify the actual number of people and
should be planned adjacent to sleep study
the air conditioning load to agree with the
areas.
project requirements.
Hospital public address intercoms should
The percent of outside air should be
be able to switch to "off" in the sleep rooms
based on the space total supply air quantities.
and also be able to lower the volume in the
Verify equipment A.C. loads shown as per
Diagnostic Room so as not to awaken
actual equipment furnished on a project.
patients during studies. Pass-through holes
are needed between Diagnostic Room and
sleep rooms.
VA DESIGN GUIDE
PULMONARY MEDICINE SERVICE
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