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School-Based Health Centers - Implementation Tools
Recommended Equipment for School-Based Health Centers

Source: Participants in SBHCNet, the National School-Based Health Center Forum

Office Equipment Clinical Equipment Facility Features

  • Desk and Chairs
  • Telephone
  • Fax Machine
  • Wall Hung and/or Floor Bookcase
  • Locking Filing Cabinet
  • Computer & Printer
  • Supply Cabinets with Locks
  • Wall Clocks
  • Answering Machine
  • Copying Machine*

  • Exam Tables (with rectractable stirrups)
  • Stool
  • Gooseneck or Halogen Lamp
  • Wall Mount BP Gauge or Cuffs (Adult/Child)
  • Wall Mount Otoscope-Opthamaloscope
  • Wall Mount Sharps Container, Paper Tower Dispenser, Soap Over Sink
  • Thermometer
  • Peak Flow Meter
  • Accucheck
  • Scoliometer
  • Tympanogram
  • Hemocue
  • Refrigerator/Freezer
  • Scale
  • Microscope
  • Nebulizer
  • Eye Chart & Eye Cover
  • Single Container for Crash Cart Supplies (ie. Out-Of-Clinic Emergency)
  • Step-on Garbage Cans
  • Incubator*

  • Sound Proofing
  • Sinks in or Just outside Exam Rooms
  • Bathroom

*Optional depending on circumstances