FGI comment period open on facility design, construction guidelines
FGI comment period open on facility design, construction guidelines
The Facility Guideline Institute (FGI) has opened its comment period on the proposed 2010 edition of Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. Industry professionals are invited to download and comment on the proposal through Dec. 15, 2008.

The draft 2010 guidelines can be downloaded at www.fgiguidelines.org. Included among guideline updates in the quadrennial publication are:

  • Acoustics in health care facilities (new)
  • Facility requirements for safe patient handling and movement (new)
  • Surfaces and finishes requirements in health care facilities
  • Emergency facilities section in general hospitals
  • Obstetric facilities section in general hospitals
  • Medical imaging facilities section in general hospitals
  • Psychiatric hospitals and psych facilities in general hospitals
  • Cancer treatment centers in general hospitals (new)
  • Outpatient cancer treatment facilities chapter (new)
The guidelines have also been updated from the 2006 edition for general clarity in content.

“Now that the Revision Committee has developed the draft 2010 edition of the Guidelines, we depend on all interested professionals in the health care industry (from clinicians and health facility administrators to facility managers and design professionals) to review the draft carefully and comment on the changes that have been made,” said Douglas H. Erickson, chairman of the Health Guidelines Revision Committee. “This real-life input is critical to the quality of the 2010 edition of this important document.”