Hi, I am working on a LEED for Healthcare project (LEED HC v2009). At the moment I am filling out the scorecards. I am bit confused about calculating number of pick hour transients. Does it mean number of transients (patients, relatives, visitors etc.) present in the hospital building in a particular hour within the pick hour period. Or, it is the number of transients present at a particular point of time within that pick hour period and it is not necessarily that they have to be in the building for at least one hour. Similarly, will the patients staying in the hospitals from 1 to 3 days be considered as transients? I guess the information on transient numbers would be an estimate only and may not be so accurate. Thanks in advance. Regards, Sunanda
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Susan Walter
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September 26, 2014 - 8:46 am
Inpatients are not transients because they are in the building for 24 hours no matter the total length of stay. Normally, I put them in the Resident column and modify the defaults in WEp1 to reflect the 0 kitchen sink usage.
Transients in hospitals are those people who will be in and out within the day that are not staff members. Patient visitors and outpatients are common transients. To determine the peak occupancy, you'll have to discuss this with the client. It could be shift change or it could be some other time.
Come over to the healthcare forum if you have more questions specific to healthcare occupancies.