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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2796 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 29, 2017

Cheap. But also kind of crap. Like $55 plus $20 shipping.

So... if you want to have a birth suite, there are certain requirements for size. There are other requirements for layout. There are still more requirements for access to bathrooms. There are still more requirements for access to gurneys. All of these are argued out and debated by no less than three agencies - the local jurisdiction, the planning department at the Department of Health and the licensing department at the Department of Health (who do not necessarily agree with each other).

Further, there are requirements as far as ancillary support for those suites. Like you need a laundry room big enough that all your clean shit goes on one side and all your dirty shit on the other. Then, of course, you need facilities for the families, lockers for your employees (!) and a kitchenette which has its own happy fun time regs. And since you've got professionals around, and since you're hoping to attract others to pay you rent, you need a couple-three offices. And none of this is going to work without reception.

So. If you want, say, two birth suites? Despite the fact that they're under 400sqft each, you've still got 2200sqft worth of facility upon which to pay rent and triple net every month.