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These key resources have important information for planning,
designing, and building operating rooms:
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. Access the
report.
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 resources on using evidence-based design in creating
healing environments. www.healthdesign.org
Facility
Guidelines Institute
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care
Facilities. By the Facilities Guidelines Institute
and the American
Society for Healthcare Engineering. Access information
about the
Guidelines and how to order. The Guidelines are used
by more than 42 states
and several federal agencies to regulate health care
facility design and construction in the US.
Joint Commission
Safe by Design: Designing Safety in Health Care Facilities,
Processes and Culture by John Reiling. Oakbrook Terrace,
IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2008. Item No. SBD07.
http://www.jcrinc.com/Books-and-E-books/SAFE-BY-DESIGN-SAFETY-IN-FACILITIES-PROCESSES-CULTURE/459/
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