•  Have the exam rooms, treatment rooms, intake and reprocessing areas been designed with enough space to comfortably accommodate all equipment and furnishings, and promote workflow?

•  Are the exam room doors designed in such a way that the foot section of the table is not facing the hallway?

•  Will all physicians be comfortable using both right and left-handed tables if the exam rooms are constructed  in a mirror-image  layout?

•  Is there adequate space within each room, or in one central location for organized storage of consumables?

•  If the space is leased, has modular cabinetry been considered that can easily be removed to a new site, instead of traditional   mill work that would be part of the leased space?

•  Have the exam rooms been designed to meet AHS standards with a sink, dispensers for paper towel, soap and hand sanitizer?

•  Have the rooms been designed with enough outlets placed in convenient locations for each piece of equipment?

•  Will the exam rooms be connected to an EMR system?

•  Will you be using sterile single-use instruments or will your clinic be autoclaving reusable instruments?

•  If autoclaving, has the designated instrument reprocessing area been designed to meet current CPSA requirements?

•  Will there be a central area such as a nurses’ station for scales and collecting vitals or will it be conducted in each exam room?

•  If building a procedure room, what procedures will be performed?  Will a power table or overhead ceiling light be required?

•  Will your practice see bariatric, pregnant patients or those with physical disabilities or limitations, who may require a power table to accommodate both patient and staff safety?

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These are just some of the early considerations when designing a medical clinic.  Contact us today to book an appointment to discuss your needs!