FINAL DRAFT 9-26-95
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
Technical Considerations
Narrative
Materials:
Separate inpatient and outpatient traffic
where possible.
Clean supplies are transported by
Inpatient access from hospital service
exchange carts, which are stored in the Clean
elevators is required
Supply Room.
Inpatients access patient holding through
Supplies are transported by service
a dedicated route separate from outpatient
elevators through hospital corridors that are
waiting.
separated from patient traffic where possible.
Deliveries are scheduled during hours
when patient visits are not scheduled.
Staff:
Staff access should be separated from
Sterile Supplies:
patient waiting and holding areas.
Staff lounge and locker areas should be
Sterile items are transported to equipment
located away from inpatient and outpatient
processing on dedicated closed carts.
traffic.
Equipment is also transported to the
sterile Processing Department as appropriate
for steam cleaning and sanitizing.
Specimens:
The use of sterile supplies for other
Specimens are collected locally or are
procedures is accommodated by prepackaged
hand-transported to the blood gas lab and/or
or disposable items delivered with clean
to laboratory services as required.
supplies.
Pharmaceuticals:
Linen:
Pharmaceuticals, including narcotics, are
Disposable linens are delivered as part of
transported by pharmacy personnel to the
clean supplies.
department in locked carts
Narcotics are delivered to a narcotics safe
Food:
which is usually located in a clean supply or
patient prep area and is remotely alarmed to
Meal and Nourishment deliveries
to
the nearest nursing station
Pulmonary Medicine are not required.
Waste:
Medical waste has been previously
discussed on Page 2 - 12 of this guide.
VA DESIGN GUIDE
PULMONARY MEDICINE SERVICE
PAGE 2-10
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