Earlier editions of the Guidelines
2010 FGI Guidelines
Minimum recommended program, space, risk assessment, infection prevention, architectural detail, and surface and furnishing needs for clinical and support areas of hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory care facilities, and residential care facilities. Addresses minimum engineering design criteria for plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, the latter by incorporating ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2008: Ventilation of Health Care Facilities.
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To learn more about the content of this edition, downloadable versions of the following have been made available:
- An essay on major additions and revisions, which outlines significant changes from the requirements in the previous (2006) edition
- The table of contents for the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities
- The glossary for the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities
2010 Guidelines
Download a copy of the 2010 edition from the link just below.
Before 2010
From 1987 to 2006, the Guidelines document was published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The 1987, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001, and 2006 editions are available as downloadable, searchable PDFs.
GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, 2006 EDITION
How to reference the 2006 edition:
The reorganization of the 2006 Guidelines included implementation of a new numbering system, which placed the chapter number at the top of the page and section numbers in the text. To make the document easy to read, it was decided not to include full section references in the text itself but only in cross-references and in the index and to depend on users to add the chapter number when they reference the document. However, because users do not always do this and the same section numbers often appear in multiple chapters, this approach has caused some confusion. Therefore, please note that users must provide complete section references (chapter number [hyphen] section number, such as 2.1-3.1.1) to adequately reference the 2006 edition.
GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, 2001 EDITION
GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, 1996-97 EDITION
GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES, 1992-93 EDITION
GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES, 1987 EDITION
Prior to 1987:
The Guidelines document was published by the Department of Health and Human Services (formerly the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare).
An earlier title was Minimum Requirements of Construction and Equipment for Medical Facilities.
Government publications are available through a local Federal Depository Library, usually located in a public or university library. The document numbers for the last four federal versions of the Guidelines/Minimum Requirements are:
- Guidelines for Construction and Equipment of Hospital and Medical Facilities, 1983-84 edition DHHS Publication No. (HRS-M-HF) 84-1
- Minimum Requirements of Construction and Equipment for Hospital and Medical Facilities, DHEW Publication No. (HRA) 81-14500
- Minimum Requirements of Construction and Equipment for Hospital and Medical Facilities, DHEW Publication No. (HRA) 79-14500
- Minimum Requirements of Construction and Equipment for Hospital and Medical Facilities, DHEW Publication No. (HRA) 76-4000
