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1970, 05-04 Dept of Health Recommendations RE: Addition c Jy J� STATE OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OFFICES;. DEPARTMENT- OF HEALTH SMITH TOWER—SEATTLE 98104 W. 924 SINTO—SPOKANE 99201 PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING OLYMPIA 98501 Tray 4, 1970 Baas J. Ller ce n, Ldt inistxater Spokes* Valley General Hospital 12608 East !U.don 'eat u3 kane, Washington 09216 • Dear iir. rlas= t:iekono Valley G <;.rF' it/apical ii4d anaSch*atie- .'ot 2I; ,*•Arca Calculations PyO�1L�I+ Goy t++�a. �7f0600-!►88�7.l �w i"C& ^ Vo. /Q6Z5.'2V/'2- l�C�"Car. tit). 70650.437-3 • The following recommendations, a:, offer £ your consideration; t. On the sUrgicut awre Ono . ;thingQ4i.l1ty csratsins Ivcr. tabs ee,arated by curtain. ... h orr merit: -could prevent tho use eAlob fact 'y bot. 0 6, .= I,4 a female patient At the sane tide, x.rd - lagctbi ,w<<i3. to be vrov/detit A rai l-'.in abater ie !txon..,1 y -ov,F coestOndOd., 4 Curates/ P ,,. t:= trod _ r . .ov .ity tea Or the tunics' euite to th- :st a .ttn' q$ unit will travel either one of two r tear 11 hero • go through the om#hh eanerol i of • co t:hs� s . corrtder and into. t . out- p& .- no• Iger to , '..4t unit, or do the gamma/ 'ta;o.fttc corridor t; . 111 ,1.• Xrrey and _ ,,retory departnents .tb the north gyral itraff % o :idot tahicj. oe the lobby.- It is certai nlq.delta ab'1ca tti tt ::4 t :ng cdrgoal ,*tieate through pubiio areas rad ccrsrido .y s, cr cao t 4esirehlQ' p..tt ern tioxs1d be thrmigh the north cserel t saf :c c:srrtdl r p.zst the lobby. LowaVers in order to a-,• ' vie T by the public:, a door o other moans of -sczeertitrg -tho lob.y ti o ausy f 'the general corridor i.s ttcruded. 3. An anesthesia office and art% raga. is strongly recamcended for tho aura/cat sotto. ..., 4,4,,-..ir iii IIP May 4,, 1970 Spokane Valley Gener l Hospital Letter of Ret dations p. 2 4. The too security rooms are choen located an the surgical nuretng twit. Since the type of patient cfho frequently needs this *cco no dation is usually ale© in need bf medicaal care tether th= surgical, consideration cbould be. given to the rciocati t of these rooms on the medico," nursing unit. S. Ii the laboratory, the laboratory* consultant recommends reducing the apace• bet n the counters to five feet end increasing long center peninsula counter to five fees inwidth. p) 6. Single rooms used for coronary and intensive care patients should be such larger; e$proxis ately 144 sq. ft. is recommended. 7, The resident physician rooms should .be located at the emergency gentrance to prevent his going ._through t e mrer(Cne y' each time same other call in the hospital occurs, D. The telephones Lu the emergency department waiting ehouid be located for more euditery privacy, f.e: police, ambulance drivers, accident victims, waiting friends, D,O.A. calla, etc. 9. General storage weary from the rain building is not satisfactory to meet regulations for other then yard anintenence etorsge and dead or discard storage. Suggest geueraI storage be added to building in n) rates area co space away from building ie not depended upon. Delete j the storage by ICC-CCU; -use the area to improve ICC-CCU and have sto rege central for better control, ground apace south of dna ng end meet of loading dock would probably suffice and not affect the ambulance entre ce adversely, 10. Janitors elossets are required for X-ray department, laboratory- CSS-- end recovery roots, They may b* in •tutteble combination with other housekeeping fac i2 itiee if convenient to each unit. Since there is scsch a large arca to coven, it is suggested that et least too janitors closets be inetelled. Sincerely, L . Saxrison, 1i.D., Chief Division of Health Paciiitieg 11, 1?Ji. Meeker, Section Head Planning and Construction Section HER:PCS:Mtn CS