{"id":728,"date":"2023-11-22T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quada1.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=news-and-updates&#038;p=728"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:24:15","slug":"operating-room-construction","status":"publish","type":"news-and-updates","link":"https:\/\/quada.org\/en\/standards-news-and-updates\/operating-room-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Operating Room Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #002060;\">Facilities frequently request information about Operating Room (OR) construction and design requirements. <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">QUAD A accredited facilities must follow all local, state, and federal regulations, and industry standards related to OR construction, climate\/HVAC, flooring, etc. We do not provide specifications since we accredit many types of facilities.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: black;\">QUAD A standards&nbsp;at <strong>Section 2: Facility&nbsp;Layout &amp; Environment<\/strong>&nbsp;address facility requirements and Standard <strong>3-A-1 <\/strong>addresses overall safety requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: black;\">QUAD A&nbsp;is&nbsp;committed&nbsp;to establishing&nbsp;minimum&nbsp;guidelines to provide&nbsp;safe and effective outpatient procedure care. The Facility must comply with&nbsp;all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), federal, state&nbsp;and local codes and regulations. The facility must comply with&nbsp;the stricter regulation (whether it is the QUAD A Standard or local, state, or federal law).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">The Quad A Accreditation Standards Manuals<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: black;\"> can be accessed on our website at:<\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QUAD A | The Global Accreditation Authority<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">. Please see the manual for your facility type. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/6276684.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/6276684\/Applications\/ASC_Standards_Manual_v8.2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medicare Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) Accreditation Standards Manual V8.2, Effective February 1, 2023,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/6276684.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/6276684\/Applications\/OBS_Standards_Manual_v15.2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office-Based Surgery (OBS) Accreditation Standards Manual V15.2, Effective February 1, 2023,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/6276684.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/6276684\/Applications\/OBP_Standards_Manual_v5.2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office-Based Procedural (OBP) Accreditation Standards Manual V5.2, Effective February 1, 2023<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"> <br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Whether your facility is Medicare-certified or not, each state may have state-specific requirements for a given healthcare setting. We also suggest that you verify requirements with your state building authority and&nbsp;State Department of Public Health.&nbsp;We encourage you to consider working with an architect that specializes in healthcare environments to assist&nbsp;in navigating the local and state building requirements for any new construction or renovation projects in a surgical setting.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Below are some resources that be helpful:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fgiguidelines.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facility Guidelines Institute<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"> (FGI)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American National Standards Institute<\/a> (ANSI)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashrae.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers<\/a> (ASHRAE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Society for Health Care Engineering<\/a> (ASHE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fc90ba9e3464824cc761e41&quot;]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/guidelines\/environmental\/appendix\/air.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AORN Toolkit for OR Design CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities<\/a> <strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Fire Protection Association<\/a> (NFPA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Since 1980, QUAD A (a non-profit, physician-founded and led global accreditation organization) has worked with thousands of healthcare facilities to standardize and improve the quality of healthcare they provide \u2013 believing that patient safety should always come first. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facilities frequently request information about Operating Room (OR) construction and design requirements. 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