Operating Room- General (500 SF min)

A General Operating Room (400 SF) is based on the smallest allowable floor area per FGI 2.2-3.3.3.  The operating room is a single room withing a Surgical Suite, and the entire program of the surgical suite should be considered when planning for an Operating Room.  Existing services may be adequate to support if this is an addition to an exisitng suite.

The Surgical Suite is a group of spaces consisting of the individual operating rooms in which surgery is performed, plus all the required support areas. These support areas include the Clean Core, a semi-restricted corridor and the following spaces: 

• Control and Communication Area; Patient Holding/ Prep
• Staff Lockers and Lounge, Toilets and Showers (LLTS) including the Auto-Valet scrub suit dispensing machines
• Anesthesia Workroom
• Scrub Areas for the staff
• Blood Gas Analysis Laboratory
• Immediate Sterilization serving a pod of Operating Rooms **
• Equipment Storage Space
• Connection to the sterile processing service and logistics (SPS) - usually via mechanical cart lifts or elevators
• Medical Gas Storage Area
• Dedicated Housekeeping Aides Closets (HAC) for the semi-restricted area.
• Appropriate Administrative Areas, including Charge Nurse Office, and Surgical and Anesthesia Offices as required for supervision
• Other support areas as deemed appropriate.

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