This area shall be located so as to prevent through traffic and shall contain:
1. At least one operating room, with adequate sterile storage cabinets, for the first 50 beds and thereafter the number of rooms should be based on the expected surgical workload.2. Recovery room with charting space, medication storage and preparation and sink is required. Oxygen, suction and other life supporting equipment must be immediately available to the patient and shall meet the requirements of National Fire Protection Association NFPA 99.3. A service area which shall include: a. Surgical supervisor's station.b. Provision for high speed sterilization of dropped instruments readily available to operating room.c. Medicine preparation and storage area.d. Scrub station for two persons to scrub simultaneously.e. Clean up room with a two compartment sink and drain board and space for a dirty linen hamper.f. Anesthesia storage in compliance with National Fire Protection Association NFPA 99.g. Oxygen and nitrous oxide storage in compliance with National Fire Protection Association NFPA (99).h. Janitors closet (See Rule 41.14.9 ).i. Physicians' locker room containing toilet and shower with entry from non-sterile area and exit into sub-sterile area.j. Nurses' locker room containing toilet and shower with entry from non-sterile area and exit into sub-sterile area.k. Storage for transport beds.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.16.1
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