Dr. Office W/ gurney access

[ajbarc]

I'm working on a set of plans for a doctors office. First floor access. I had finished most of the layout when the doc mentioned that he needed gurney access to the exam rooms. Per code I know gurney access requires a 72" Corridor. My questions is if the 3'0x7'0 doors in each exam room are still compliant or if those need to get larger? I'm assuming I would need to maintain the 72" egress all the way out. If the doc is only using the gurney for emergencies if an issue arises with a patient does that fall under the 72" ambulatory care width? Can corridors remain at 44" for that use case?

 

[north star]

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ajbarch,

Welcome to The Building Codes Forum !

I am referencing the `18 IBC, Section 1005.4 & Table 1020.2.
From the Exam Rooms, the MOE shall not be diminished in size
along the entire route until reaching the Public Way.......Table
1020.2 requires the corridor and areas serving stretcher traffic
to be 72 inches in width...........As long as ingress & egress of
the Exam Rooms is 72 inches, then they would be compliant.
How that 72 inch minimum compliant width of the Exam
Rooms is achieved is up to you [ i.e. possibly 2 -180 degree,
36 inch wide swinging doors ].

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[RLGA]

The IBC does not require any corridors in ambulatory care facilities to be stretcher-capable. Table 1020.2 just indicates that if a corridor or area serving stretcher traffic is provided, then a 72-inch-wide corridor is required. There may be requirements outside of the IBC, such as the Joint Commission, that may require stretcher access for certain areas (or all areas) of an ambulatory care facility. If that is the case, then the 72-inch width is required from the area needing the stretcher to the exterior. If only select areas require a stretcher, then the standard 44-inch width would be required for all areas not requiring stretcher access.

 

[cda]

I'm working on a set of plans for a doctors office. First floor access. I had finished most of the layout when the doc mentioned that he needed gurney access to the exam rooms. Per code I know gurney access requires a 72" Corridor. My questions is if the 3'0x7'0 doors in each exam room are still compliant or if those need to get larger? I'm assuming I would need to maintain the 72" egress all the way out. If the doc is only using the gurney for emergencies if an issue arises with a patient does that fall under the 72" ambulatory care width? Can corridors remain at 44" for that use case?

Welcome

So regular doctor's office in either a stand alone building, or doctor's office type building???

So just what type of doctor is this??

Will the doctor have their own gurney or just in case one needs to come in???

 

[ADAguy]

How is he licensed, as a clinic or an office? Check with local office of statewide health planning (if you have one)?

 

[ccollings]

a big consideration is what kind of gurney you are designing for. ambulance gurneys are designed to fit thru a 36" door and can be maneuvered in a narrow corridor. hospital and bariatric gurneys need a wider corridor and wider door openings (if there may be an IV of oxygen tank). if you have to turn 90 deg. to get into the room versus going straight in will also effect your corridor width. i did a doctors office that was attached to a hospital. only certain rooms were designated for gurneys. the gurney corridor was 6' with bumpers on either side with 4' door exam room doors.