Gross Anatomy Laboratory
University of Arizona

Renovation of the Gross Anatomy Lab at the Arizona Health Sciences Center increased the size of the facility to 28 specimen dissection stations. Programmatic and circulation issues relating to the work stations involved were planned in detail with the user group. A specially-designed slotted ventilation hood was designed to mate to each of the work station dissection tables, which were ergonomically designed and provided for rapid and repeated breakdown for cleaning. GLHN constructed a full-scale prototype to test design concepts and custom stainless steel fabrications. Commissioning and start-up of this innovative, "first-of-a-kind" laboratory space was remarkably simple, and ongoing air monitoring has proven the design to be excellent.