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The proposed Medical Building on Highway 9 in Marlboro Township

Operating room definitions

With reference to the proposed medical building which will be located on highway 9 in Marlboro Township, NJ. "Operating room definitions: American College of Surgeons Surgical Facility Classes. The following definitions are adapted from the American College of Surgeons publication 04GR-0001: Guidelines for Optimal Ambulatory Surgical Care and Office-Based Surgery, which was developed by the Board of Governors Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care and published in May 2000. Class A: Provides for minor surgical procedures performed under topical and local infiltration blocks with or without oral or intramuscular preoperative sedation. (Excluded are procedures that make use of spinal, epidural axillary, and stellate ganglion blocks; regional blocks (e.g., interscalene) and supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and intravenous regional anesthesia.) Class A – 150 Square feet minimum clear floor area, 12 foot minimum clear dimension, 3’-6” clearance at both sides, the foot and the head of the operating table." The proposed facility will meet all requirements because the safety of the residence of Monmouth County are our top priority.

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