(c)      Single bed/stretcher recovery rooms shall provide a minimum of 100 square feet of usable floor space. Multiple bed/stretcher recovery rooms shall provide a minimum of eighty square feet floor space per bed or stretcher.

     (d)      Patient observation and recovery rooms shall have a minimum door width of three feet.

     (e)      A recovery room shall be designed to provide a minimum of three feet between beds or stretchers and four feet of clearance at the foot of the bed or stretcher.

     (f)      Comfortably furnished congregate rooms equipped with either reclining or lounge type chairs or cots may be provided for the post-surgical observation of patients not needing bed or stretcher accommodations. Each congregate type room shall provide a minimum of fifty square feet of usable floor space for each patient to be accommodated. A congregate room shall not contain accommodations for more than twelve patients.

     (g)      A toilet and lavatory shall be provided for each six recovery patients as a minimum. One or more bathing facilities are recommended.

     (h)      Corridors used for patient entry, egress and for surgical care areas in a facility shall have a minimum width of six feet.

     (i)      The numerical capacity of a facility shall be determined by the number of observation and recovery units provided. The post-surgical occupancy of a facility shall not exceed the determined capacity. (Ord. 53-77.  Passed 11-21-77.)