The PA Department of Health promotes healthy behaviors, prevents injury and disease, and to assures the safe delivery of quality health care for all people in Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries establishes and manages statewide registries of diseases, vital events, and health status
Data includes location points of Pennsylvania ambulatory surgical centers, facilities for surgeries to be performed on a person who is admitted to and discharged from the location on the same day.
The PA Birth Centers includes the locations of birth facilities in Pennsylvania. A birth center is a medical facility, specializing in childbirth, that is less restrictive and more homelike than a hospital. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each birth facility. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Community Mental Health Centers a database of facilities that provide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation mental health service, sometimes organized as a practical alternative to the largely custodial care given in mental hospitals. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each community mental health center. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Drug Alcohol Treatment Facilities dataset includes facilities that specialize in the evaluation and treatment of drug addiction, alcoholism and associated disorders. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each drug and alcohol treatment facility. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
Locations of home health care agencies in Pennsylvania, according to the PA Department of Health’s Quality Assurance Database. Home Health care agencies specialize in providing skilled nursing services, home health aides, and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, in patients’ homes.
Locations of Pennsylvania hospices, according to the PA Department of Health’s quality assurance database. A hospice is a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
The PA Hospitals layer contains the latitude and longitude coordinates of hospitals in Pennsylvania. A hospital is an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each hospital. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Intermediate Care Facilities dataset includes facilities where care is provided to acute care patients who are medically stable but too unstable to be treated in alternative healthcare settings such as home, ambulatory, or traditional skilled long term care. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each intermediate care facility. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries dataset includes facilities where medical marijuana is dispensed. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each medical marijuana dispensary. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Nursing Homes dataset includes facilities for people who don’t need to be in a hospital but can’t be cared for at home. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each nursing home. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Physical Speech Therapy Facilities dataset includes facilities where the assessment and treatment for communication problems and speech disorders are performed. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each physical speech therapists. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).
The PA Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities dataset includes facilities that provide out-of-home psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and young adults in a non-hospital, highly structured setting. When possible, efforts were made to confirm the rooftop location of each psychiatric residential treatment facility. The accuracy of geocoding is available in Geocoding Certainty attribute field (Geocoding Certainty: Rooftop=”00”, Street=”01”, Zip Centroid=”04”, Not geocoded=”99”).