Calculating FTE- LEED for Healthcare

Catherine Blakemore

Architect, LEED AP BC+D

HOLT Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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April 26, 2013

My project is a surgical suit additions. We are calculating patients as: 1) transients 2) outpatients The only transients for the project are the patients. My questions are as follows: Table Plf3-2: 1) Should Transients (patients) be included in Table Plf3-2? My thought is no because Table Plf3-4 accounts for patient numbers - both inpatient and outpatient. Is my interpretation correct? Table Plf-3-3: 1) Should the patients be listed on this table as transients? My thought is no because Table Plf3-4 accounts for patient numbers - both inpatient and outpatient. Is my interpretation correct? Table Plf3-4? 1) If my interpretations above are incorrect and patients should be included in Tables Plf3-2 and Plf3-3, should the Outpatient figure be left at zero (0)? If I add numbers to patient figures all tables then I am doubling the actual numbers and the information would be incorrect. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks.

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Susan Walter

HDR

LEEDuser Expert

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Tue, 04/30/2013 - 20:13

In LEED HC, there are columns for outpatients and inpatients. I would list them separately into each column so you can get the water calcs right. PI f3-2 is just for staff, you'll report patients in PIF3-3. There isn't a PIF3-4. In LEED NC, I would keep outpatient and inpatients separate again to get the water calcs right. Surgical inpatients use very little domestic water where outpatients use more. Typically we report the inpatient daily water use at the inpatient unit and not in the surgical department. But we've not registered just a surgical addition separately from inpatient sleep units.