Space requirements for pharmaceutical functions in selected nonuniversity hospitals

The size of the average pharmacy is normally developed by gathering information from a large number of hospital pharmacies. The services provided by these pharmacies vary significantly. This tabulation is from selected hospitals that provided comprehensive pharmacy services. Fifty-four responses were tabulated. The results presented in this article indicate that these pharmacies require additional staff members and greater space allocation than the average hospital pharmacy department reported in other studies. Hospitals between 100-199 beds averaged 9.8 sq ft per bed, 200-299 bed hospitals averaged 10.1, 300-399 bed hospitals averaged 9, 400-499 bed hospitals averaged 8, and those over 500 beds averaged 9.4 sq ft per bed.