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US Paediatric Hospital Geolocation Data
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This resource offers detailed, geocoded information concerning children's hospitals across the United States. It includes crucial operational metrics such as total bed counts, affiliation systems, and specialised care levels (trauma and NICU). The data enhances spatial analysis and planning efforts within the healthcare sector. Information has been compiled using sources including Wikipedia pages dedicated to children's hospitals, Google data, and official hospital websites, with updates performed monthly.
Columns
- Hospital: The official name of the hospital.
- Alternative Name: Historical or secondary names associated with the hospital system.
- Address, Address 1, Address 2, City, State, Zip: Full and component geographical address details.
- Hospital Website: The official web address for the institution.
- Latitude and Longitude: Precise geocoded coordinates for mapping the facility's location.
- Beds: The total reported number of beds.
- Regular Beds, NICU Beds: Specific counts for standard and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit beds.
- Opened: The year the hospital commenced operations.
- Affiliation: The hospital system to which the facility belongs (e.g., Shriners).
- Funding, Type, Caring System: Categorical details on the hospital's financial and operational structure.
- Pediatric Trauma Level: Classification of the hospital’s pediatric trauma capabilities (e.g., Level I Pediatric).
- NICU Level: Classification of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit level.
- Ranked Specialties: Rankings data derived from US News & World Report.
- Wikipedia Source: The specific Wikipedia page used to gather initial information.
Distribution
The data is delivered in a CSV format, specifically named
childrens_hospitals.csv, and totals approximately 64.14 kB. The structure consists of 24 fields (columns) and contains 223 distinct records, detailing US children's hospitals. The data is structured as tabular, ready for immediate analysis.Usage
This information is highly valuable for geographical mapping projects, urban planning, and healthcare facility location analysis. Potential applications include studying accessibility to paediatric care, mapping areas with limited healthcare infrastructure, and analysing regional capacity based on available bed counts and specialised trauma or NICU levels. It can also support research into hospital network growth and affiliations.
Coverage
The geographical scope covers Children's Hospitals located throughout the United States. Data points include operational details like hospital opening years (spanning from 1901 to 1964 in the current sample). The data is intended to be regularly enhanced, with plans to add demographic information about the communities these hospitals serve in the future. The data is updated on a monthly frequency.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Public Health Authorities: For resource allocation, disaster preparedness planning, and evaluating paediatric care access points.
- Healthcare Researchers: For studying the distribution of trauma and intensive care units, and analysing healthcare quality rankings.
- Geospatial Analysts/Urban Planners: For creating detailed maps of essential services and conducting location planning for related facilities.
- Developers: For integrating hospital location and detail overlays into consumer or professional mapping applications.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- US Paediatric Hospital Geolocation Data
- Geocoded Children’s Healthcare Facilities, US
- American Paediatric Care Infrastructure Directory
- Children Hospitals in the US
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Original Data Source: US Paediatric Hospital Geolocation Data
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