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These key resources have important information for planning, designing,
and building operating rooms:
American
Institute of Architects
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities.
Washington, DC: AIA, 2006. Phone 800/242-3837 (press 4). www.aia.org/aah.
Sets forth minimum program, space, and equipment needs for clinical
and support areas of hospitals and other health care facilities.
Association
for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Bartley J M. APIC state-of-the-art report: The role of infection
control during construction in healthcare facilities. American
Journal of Infection Control. Vol 28:156-169. www.apic.org. Look
under Practice
Guidance, then State of the Art Reports.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC has recommendations for infection control during construction,
renovation, repair, and demolition in its Guidelines for Environmental
Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_construct.html
Center
for Health Design
The Center for Health Design supports health care and design
professionals in their efforts to improve the quality of
health care through
evidence-based design. The Center’s web site has a list of Exemplary Facilities
that have used evidence-based design at some level to create healing
environments. www.healthdesign.org
Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill: JCAHO, 2006. http://www.jcrinc.com/publications.asp?durki=10964&site=4&return=78
Source: OR Manager, Inc. 800/442-9918. www.ormanager.com
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