FGI Guidelines Q&A

In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about FGI Guidelines


In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about FGI Guidelines. 

Q: We were using the 2006 edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute’s (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, but we have both the 2006 and the 2010 versions. The guidelines are different related to air pressures in endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedure rooms. Can you tell us which edition of this book we are to be using as the current guideline?

A: The ventilation requirements for bronchoscopy procedure rooms have stayed consistent through the many recent editions of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. There have been no changes in the requirement for negative air pressure in relationship to the surrounding areas and a minimum of two outdoor air changes per hour with an overall total of 12 air changes per hour.

The same cannot be said for endoscopy procedure rooms, the article said.

Read the full answer.

 

 



August 20, 2014


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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