OR Zones

Defining Your OR Space

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Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) equipment and its cords and pedals consume up to 20% of the older OR. Most older ORs are now cramped for today's MIS team, creating safety, ergonomic issues and inefficiencies. Many hospitals have reacted by either building larger operating rooms or installing expensive ceiling mounted equipment shelves to save space. Unfortunately, both these solutions are extremely costly and, sadly, don't always solve the problem.

Breaking OR space into zones will help you conduct space planning better.

No matter what size your OR is, the three zone concept remains unchanged


	400' MIS OR (video carts)	600' MIS OR * (Large Shelf Equipment Boom)	400' (NuBOOM™)
Square Footage	400	600	400
Green Zone Area	47	47	47
Blue Zone Area	246	446	246
Red Zone Area	107	107	107
Equipment Footprint	18	10	8
Net Red Zone Usable Space	89 **	97 **	99 **

* Note that room area has been increased 50% to reflect current architectural trends, which, while not enlarging Green or Red Zones, has resulted in a larger Blue Zone.
** Please visit our Case Studies to review data.

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