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FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, 2018
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Guidelines
- Major Additions and Revisions
- Glossary
- List of Acronyms
- Part 1 General [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1-1 General
- 1.1-2 New Construction
- 1.1-3 Renovation
- 1.1-4 Government Regulations
- 1.1-5 Building Codes and Standards
- 1.1-6 Equivalency Concepts
- 1.1-7 English/Metric Measurements
- 1.1-8 Codes, Standards, andOther Documents Referenced in theGuidelines
- 1.2 Planning, Design, Construction, and Commissioning [Go to Page]
- 1.2-1 General
- 1.2-2 Functional Program
- 1.2-3 Space Program
- 1.2-4 Safety Risk Assessment (SRA)
- 1.2-5 Environment of Care Requirements
- 1.2-6 Planning and Design Considerations and Requirements
- 1.2-7 Renovation
- 1.2-8 Commissioning
- 1.2-9 Record Drawings and Manuals
- Table 1.2-1 Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) Components
- Appendix Table A1.2-a Safety Risk Assessment Team Member Expertise
- Table 1.2-2 Infection Control Risk Assessment Design Considerations
- Table 1.2-3 Categorization of Hospital Sites by Exterior Ambient Sound with Design Criteria for Sound Isolation of Exterior Shell in New Construction
- Appendix Table A1.2-b Approximate Distance of Noise Sources for Use in Categorization of Hospitals by Exterior Ambient Sound
- Table 1.2-4 Minimum Design Room-Average Sound Absorption Coefficients
- Table 1.2-5 Maximum Design Criteria for Noise in Interior Spaces Caused by Building Systems
- Table 1.2-6 Design Criteria for Minimum Sound Isolation Performance Between Enclosed Rooms
- Table 1.2-7 Design Criteria for Speech Privacy for Enclosed Rooms and Open-Plan Spaces1
- Table 1.2-8 Maximum Limits on Floor Vibration Caused by Footfalls in Hospitals
- 1.3 Site [Go to Page]
- 1.3-1 General
- 1.3-2 Location
- 1.3-3 Site Features
- 1.3-4 Environmental Pollution Control
- 1.4 Equipment [Go to Page]
- 1.4-1 General
- 1.4-2 Equipment Classification
- 1.4-3 Equipment Requirements
- 1.4-4 Space Requirements for Equipment
- Part 2 Hospital Facility Types [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Common Elements for Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.1-1 General
- 2.1-2 Patient Care Units and Other Patient Care Areas
- 2.1-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
- 2.1-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.1-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.1-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.1-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.1-8 Building Systems
- Table 2.1-1 Electrical Receptacles for Patient Care Areas in Hospitals
- Table 2.1-2 Locations for Nurse Call Devices in Hospitals
- Table 2.1-3 Station Outlets for Oxygen, Vacuum (Suction), Medical Air, and Instrument Air Systems in Hospitals
- Table 2.1-4 Hot Water Use—General Hospital
- Appendix Table A2.1-a Maximum Length of Hot Water System Pipe or Tube
- 2.2 Specific Requirements for General Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.2-1 General
- 2.2-2 Patient Care Units
- 2.2-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities
- 2.2-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.2-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.2-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.2-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.2-8 Building Systems
- Table 2.2-1 Examination/Treatment, Procedure, and Operating Room Classification
- Table 2.2-2 Classification of Room Types for Imaging Services
- Appendix Table A2.2-a Sound Transmission Loss or Attenuation Through Horizontal and Vertical Barriers in NICUs
- 2.3 Specific Requirements for Freestanding Emergency Care Facilities [Go to Page]
- 2.3-1 General
- 2.3-2 Reserved
- 2.3-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
- 2.3-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.3-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.3-6 Public and AdministrativeAreas
- 2.3-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.3-8 Building Systems
- 2.4 Specific Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.4-1 General
- 2.4-2 Patient Care Units
- 2.4-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
- 2.4-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.4-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.4-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.4-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.4-8 Building Systems
- 2.5 Specific Requirements for Psychiatric Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.5-1 General
- 2.5-2 Patient Care Units
- 2.5-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
- 2.5-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.5-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.5-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.5-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.5-8 Building Systems
- 2.6 Specific Requirements for Rehabilitation Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.6-1 General
- 2.6-2 Patient Care Unit and Living Areas
- 2.6-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Locations
- 2.6-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.6-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.6-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.6-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.6-8 Building Systems
- 2.7 Specific Requirements for Children’s Hospitals [Go to Page]
- 2.7-1 General
- 2.7-2 Patient Care Units
- 2.7-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
- 2.7-4 Patient Support Facilities
- 2.7-5 General Support Facilities
- 2.7-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.7-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.7-8 Building Systems
- 2.8 Specific Requirements for Mobile/Transportable Medical Units [Go to Page]
- 2.8-1 General
- 2.8-2 Reserved
- 2.8-3 Diagnostic and Treatment Locations
- 2.8-4 – 2.8-5 Reserved
- 2.8-6 Public and Administrative Areas
- 2.8-7 Design and Construction Requirements
- 2.8-8 Building Systems
- Part 3 Ventilation of Hospitals [Go to Page]
- ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2017 [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- 1. PURPOSE
- 2. SCOPE
- 3. DEFINITIONS
- 4. COMPLIANCE
- 5. PLANNING
- 6. SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- Table 6.4 Minimum Filter Efficiencies
- Table 6.7.2 Supply Air Outlets
- 7. SPACE VENTILATION—HOSPITAL SPACES [Go to Page]
- Table 7.1 Design Parameters—Hospital Spaces (Continued)
- 8. SPACE VENTILATION—OUTPATIENT SPACES [Go to Page]
- Table 8.1 Design Parameters—Outpatient Spaces
- 9. SPACE VENTILATION—NURSING HOME SPACES [Go to Page]
- Table 9.1 Design Parameters—Nursing Home Spaces
- 10. PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND SYSTEM STARTUP
- 11. NORMATIVE REFERENCES
- INFORMATIVE APPENDIX A—OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) PROCEDURES [Go to Page]
- A1. O&M in Health Care Facilities
- A2. Special Maintenance for HVAC Units
- A3. Air Intake Opening for Areaway [Go to Page]
- Figure A3 Provisions for areaways.
- INFORMATIVE APPENDIX B—INFORMATIVE REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INFORMATIVE APPENDIX C—ADDENDA DESCRIPTION INFORMATION [Go to Page]
- Table C-1 ANSI/ASHRAE Addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 170-2013
- Index [Go to Page]