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Component |
Capacity
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Department
Gross Square
Feet (DGSF) |
Comments |
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Inpatient
Surgery Suite |
800 to 900
annual cases
per OR
|
2,400 to 2,500
DGSF per OR |
Only
250 to 300 cases per open-heart surgery operating room (OR) should be
assumed. |
|
Outpatient
Surgery Suite |
1,250 to 1,500
annual cases
per OR |
2,800 to 3,000
DGSF per OR |
Dedicated
outpatient surgery suite or freestanding ambulatory surgery center. |
|
Combined Suite
|
1,000 to
1,250
annual cases
per OR |
2,500 to
2,800
DGSF per OR
|
Assumes 60-70%
outpatients. |
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Inpatient Holding |
|
One cubicle
per OR
|
Multiplied by the
percentage of inpatients.
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Outpatient/Same-Day Admit
Prep and Holding
|
|
One cubicle
per OR
|
Multiplied by the
percentage of outpatient and same-day admit patients. |
|
Recovery:
Inpatient/Same-Day Admit Patients
Outpatients
(Phase I)
Outpatients
(Phase II) |
|
1.5 cubicles
per OR
One cubicle
per OR
Varies |
Multiplied by the
percentage of inpatients and same-day admit patients.
Multiplied by the
percentage of outpatients.
Daily outpatient
cases multiplied by the average recovery time and divided by the number
of hours
that the suite is staffed.
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Note: DGSF represents the "footprint" of a
department or functional area and includes the net square feet of the
individual rooms as well as the space occupied by internal circulation
corridors, walls/partition, and minor utility shafts; DGSF excludes common
areas such as shared public corridors and lobbies, elevator banks,
stairwells, major mechanical spaces, and the space occupied by the
building's exterior wall.
Source: SpaceMed Guide (Second
Edition).
Rule 1308.2.1 |