Review Article
Preventing Airborne Disease Transmission: Review of Methods for Ventilation Design in Health Care Facilities
Table 11
MERV Rating for health care functional spaces [
72].
| Space designation | Filter bank no. 1 (MERV) | Filter bank no. 2 (MERV) |
| Class B and C surgery rooms | 7 | 14 | Inpatient care, treatment, diagnosis, and airborne infection isolation rooms | 7 | 14 | Protective environment rooms | 7 | 17 (HEPA) | Laboratories, class A surgery, and associated spaces | 13 | NR1 | Administrative, food preparation spaces | 7 | NR | All other outpatient spaces | 7 | NR | Skilled nursing facilities | 7 | NR |
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1NR: not required.
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