Table 7.

1 Design Parameters—Hospital Spaces

All Room Air Design

Pressure Exhausted Air Recirculated Relative
Relationship to Minimum Minimum Directly by Means of Humidity (k), Design Temperature (l),
Function of Space Adjacent Areas (n) Outdoor ach Total ach to Outdoors (j) Room Units (a) % °F/°C
SURGERY AND CRITICAL CARE
Critical and intensive care NR 2 6 NR No 30–60 70–75/21–24
Delivery room (Caesarean) (m), (o) Positive 4 20 NR No 20–60 68–75/20–24
Emergency department decontamination Negative 2 12 Yes No NR NR

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Emergency department exam/treatment room (p) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Emergency department public waiting area Negative 2 12 Yes (q) NR Max 65 70–75/21–24
Intermediate care (s) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Laser eye room Positive 3 15 NR No 20–60 70–75/21–24
Medical/anesthesia gas storage (r) Negative NR 8 Yes NR NR NR
Newborn intensive care Positive 2 6 NR No 30–60 72–78/22–26
Operating room (m), (o) Positive 4 20 NR No 20–60 68–75/20–24
Operating/surgical cystoscopic rooms (m), (o) Positive 4 20 NR No 20–60 68–75/20–24
Procedure room (o), (d) Positive 3 15 NR No 20–60 70–75/21–24
Radiology waiting rooms Negative 2 12 Yes (q), (w) NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Recovery room NR 2 6 NR No 20–60 70–75/21–24
Substerile service area NR 2 6 NR No NR NR
Trauma room (crisis or shock) (c) Positive 3 15 NR No 20–60 70–75/21–24
Treatment room (p) NR 2 6 NR NR 20–60 70–75/21–24
Triage Negative 2 12 Yes (q) NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Wound intensive care (burn unit) NR 2 6 NR No 40–60 70–75/21–24
INPATIENT NURSING
AII anteroom (u) (e) NR 10 Yes No NR NR
AII room (u) Negative 2 12 Yes No Max 60 70–75/21–24
Combination AII/PE anteroom (e) NR 10 Yes No NR NR
Combination AII/PE room Positive 2 12 Yes No Max 60 70-75/21-24
Note: NR = no requirement

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All Room Air Design
Pressure Exhausted Air Recirculated Relative
Relationship to Minimum Minimum Directly by Means of Humidity (k), Design Temperature (l),
Function of Space Adjacent Areas (n) Outdoor ach Total ach to Outdoors (j) Room Units (a) % °F/°C
Continued care nursery N/R 2 6 N/R No 30–60 72–78/22–26
Labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) (s) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum (LDRP) (s) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Newborn nursery suite NR 2 6 NR No 30–60 72–78/22–26
Nourishment area or room NR NR 2 NR NR NR NR
Patient corridor NR NR 2 NR NR NR NR
Patient room NR 2 4 (y) NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
PE anteroom (t) (e) NR 10 NR No NR NR
Protective environment room (t) Positive 2 12 NR No Max 60 70–75/21–24
Toilet room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
NURSING FACILITY
Bathing room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR 70–75/21–24
Occupational therapy NR 2 6 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Physical therapy Negative 2 6 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Resident gathering/activity/dining NR 4 4 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Resident room NR 2 2 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Resident unit corridor NR NR 4 NR NR NR NR
RADIOLOGY
Darkroom (g) Negative 2 10 Yes No NR NR
X-ray (diagnostic and treatment) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 72–78/22–26
X-ray (surgery/critical care and catheterization) Positive 3 15 NR No Max 60 70–75/21–24
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT
Autopsy room Negative 2 12 Yes No NR 68–75/20–24
Bronchoscopy, sputum collection, Negative 2 12 Yes No NR 68–73/20–23
and pentamidine administration
Note: NR = no requirement

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 Table 7.1 Design Parameters—Hospital Spaces (Continued)

All Room Air Design

Pressure Exhausted Air Recirculated Relative
Relationship to Minimum Minimum Directly by Means of Humidity (k), Design Temperature (l),
Function of Space Adjacent Areas (n) Outdoor ach Total ach to Outdoors (j) Room Units (a) % °F/°C
Dialysis treatment area NR 2 6 NR NR NR 72–78/22–26
Dialyzer reprocessing room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
ECT procedure room NR 2 4 NR NR Max 60 72–78/22–26
Endoscope cleaning Negative 2 10 Yes No NR NR

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Gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure room (x) NR 2 6 NR No 20–60 68–73/20–23
General examination room NR 2 4 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Hydrotherapy Negative 2 6 NR NR NR 72–80/22–27
Laboratory work area, bacteriology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, biochemistry (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, cytology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, general (f), (v) Negative 2 6 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, glasswashing (f) Negative 2 10 Yes NR NR NR
Laboratory work area, histology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, media transfer (f), (v) Positive 2 4 NR NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, microbiology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, nuclear medicine (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, pathology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, serology (f), (v) Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Laboratory work area, sterilizing (f) Negative 2 10 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Medication room NR 2 4 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Nonrefrigerated body-holding room (h) Negative NR 10 Yes No NR 70–75/21–24
Nuclear medicine hot lab Negative NR 6 Yes No NR 70–75/21–24
Nuclear medicine treatment room Negative 2 6 Yes NR NR 70–75/21–24
Pharmacy (b) Positive 2 4 NR NR NR NR
Note: NR = no requirement

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All Room Air Design
Pressure Exhausted Air Recirculated Relative
Relationship to Minimum Minimum Directly by Means of Humidity (k), Design Temperature (l),
Function of Space Adjacent Areas (n) Outdoor ach Total ach to Outdoors (j) Room Units (a) % °F/°C
Physical therapy Negative 2 6 NR NR Max 65 72–80/22–27
Special examination room (aa) NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
Treatment room NR 2 6 NR NR Max 60 70–75/21–24
STERILIZING
Sterilizer equipment room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
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STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
Clean workroom Positive 2 4 NR No Max 60 68–73/20–23
Decontamination room Negative 2 6 Yes No NR 60–73/16–23
Sterile storage room Positive 2 4 NR NR Max 60 Max 75/24
SERVICE
Bathroom Negative NR 10 Yes No NR 72–78/22–26
Bedpan room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
Clean linen storage Positive NR 2 NR NR NR 72–78/22–26
Dietary storage NR NR 2 NR No NR 72–78/22–26
Food preparation center (i) NR 2 10 NR No NR 72–78/22–26
Janitor’s closet Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
Laundry, general Negative 2 10 Yes No NR NR
Linen and trash chute room Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
Soiled linen sorting and storage Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
Warewashing Negative NR 10 Yes No NR NR
SUPPORT SPACE
Clean workroom or clean holding Positive 2 4 NR NR NR NR
Hazardous material storage Negative 2 10 Yes No NR NR
Soiled workroom or soiled holding Negative 2 10 Yes No NR NR
Note: NR = no requirement

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