Operations and Practice Management ◾ 143
◾ multipurpose room(s)
◾ provider office space
◾ clean/ soiled utility
◾ support services (staff restrooms, lockers, lounge)
Patient areas accommodate the examination and treatment of all non-
emergency outpatients, scheduled and unscheduled, and inpatients in a
variety of medical/ surgical disciplines. Examination/ treatment modules
are generic clinical examination and treatment facilities that accommodate
scheduled and unscheduled outpatient visits with variable assignment capa-
bility based on schedule and workload needs of the using departments.
Modules are further subdivided into core space, support space, and specialty
clinic space. Spaces within this functional area may include the following: