HomeMy WebLinkAboutPVH HEALTH SYSTEMS, HARMONY CAMPUS, 3RD FILING, PRIMARY CARE PLAZA - PDP - 32-98E - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PARKING STUDYThe average 5-Provider Clinic will therefore require 40 parking spaces.
The MGMA data also shows that the average floor area per providers is 1300 square feet;
therefore, 5 providers could be housed in approximately 6000 sf. Many, if not most,
municipalities require 4 parking spaces per 1000 (4/1000) square feet of building, which will
not be sufficient for Primary Care providers. The Neenan Company often provides parking at
6/1000 and on occasion at 7/1000 for primary care buildings.
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February 2, 2004
PVHS Harmony Campus
Primary Care Plaza
Fort Collins
P.O. Box 2127 (80522)
2620 E. Prospect Road, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 493-8747
(970)493-5869 FAX
Parking considerations for Primary Care Facilities
Denver
Eighteenth Street Atrium
1621 18th Street, Suite 250
Denver, CO 80202
(303)296-0383
(303) 296-0382 FAX
Colorado Springs
P.O. Box1478
Colorado Springs, CO
80901-1478
(719)633-4713
(719) 633-9508 FAX
Medical care centers must provide adequate parking for staff, patients and visitors. Due to
the high patient volume there is a corresponding staffing impact that must also be
considered. Visitor and vendor parking considerations are not critical for these calculations.
Lastly, due the nature of the practices access to, and convenience of parking spaces are also
important considerations.
Primary Care modalities and facilities include Family Practice, Pediatrics and Internal
Medicine. Additionally, ancillary services supporting these practices also impact parking
demand needs. Medical Group Managers Association (MGMA) data reports that the median
volume for Primary care providers reflects 30-35 patients per day per provider. Therefore,
assuming 15 minutes durations for each encounter and straight-line projection for daily
volume determination, these volumes equate to 4 parking spaces per hour per provider. This
calculation does not allow for additional wait -time or staging of patients.
From a staffing perspective, MGMA reports that 4-5 FTE's support the typical provider. The
ratio can be higher for leveraged practices, i.e. those utilizing mid level providers, and for
those practices with very high throughput. Planners often allocate an equal numbers of
parking spaces when establishing parking counts and or demand.
From the above we can conclude not less than 8 parking spaces per provider in are needed
in order to satisfy parking needs. The table below summarizes our analysis.
Modality
Provid
ers in
clinic
Patient
s per
day
Staff
per
provide
r
Othe
r
Parkin
g
Space
s
Notes
Pediatrics
1
32
5
0
8
Excludes mid -levels?
Fam.
Practice
1
36
4
0
9
Longer clinical days?
Int. Med
1 1
24
3
0
?
Longer wait cueing?
Average
1 1
+30
4
0
8