Health Access GIS Database Code Book

1. ID Number

 

2. Facility Name

Published name of a health facility

3. Facility Type

 

 

ab = abortion clinic

 

aday = adult day care center

 

ah = allied health facility

 

as = ambulatory surgery center

 

cc = continuing care facility

 

fp = family planning clinic

 

hh = home health organization

 

hospice = hospice organization

 

hp = hospital

 

kd = kidney dialysis treatment center

 

md = medical doctor practice location

 

nh = nursing care facility

 

ph = public health clinic

 

rc = residential care facility (licensed)

 

 

4. Specialty

MD Practices

 

allergy = Allergy

 

anes = Anesthesiology

 

audio = Audiology

 

card = Cardiology

 

derm = Dermatology

 

envir = Environmental Medicine

 

ent = Otorlaryngology, Otorhinolaryngology

 

eye = Ophthalmology

 

fam = Family Practice

 

fam/gp = General Practice

 

gyn = Gynecology

 

int = Internal Medicine

 

int/bar = Bariatric Medicine

 

int/endo = Endocrinology

 

int/gast = Gastroenterology

 

int/ger = Geriatrics

 

int/infect = Infectious Diseases

 

int/neph = Nephrology

 

int/rheum = Rheumatology

 

multi-specialty = several specialties are offered; generally these include Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and others

 

neur = Neurology

 

ob/gyn = Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

ob = Obstetrics

 

occ = Occupational Medicine

 

onc = Oncology

 

or = Orthopedics

 

or/phy = Physical Medicine, pain management (Physiatry)

 

ot = Occupational Therapy

 

ped = Pediatrics

 

ped/neo = Neonatal Pediatrics

 

pt = Physical Therapy

 

pul = Pulmonary Medicine

 

psy = Psychiatry

 

rad = Radiology

 

rehab = Rehabilitation

 

sp = Speech Therapy

 

surg = Surgery (includes surg/cardiothoracic = Cardiothoracic Surgery, surg/plastic = Plastic Surgery, surg/neu = Neurosurgery)

 

ucare = Urgent Care

 

urol = Urology

5. Address

Street address

6. City

 

7. State

 

8. Zip code

 

9. Phone

 

10. County

 

11. Information Source

 

 

1 = North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Facility Services (published annual report (January 1999) or http://facility-services.state.nc.us (September 1999)

 

2 = South Carolina Department of Environmental and Health Control, Division of Facility Licensing (www.state.sc.us/dhec); most recent written reports June 1999 through September 1999. (Information is also available www.state.sc.us/dhec)

 

3 = BellSouth web yellow pages (www.bellsouth.com)

 

4 = Yahoo web yellow pages (www.yahoo.com)

 

5 = Times News Zip 2 web yellow pages (www.zip2.com)

 

6 = WellPath Select Inc HMO/POS Provider Directory 1999

 

7 = Current printed phone book for largest city in the county, purchased through Bell South

 

8 = Bigyellow web yellow pages (www.bigyellow.com)

 

9 = GTE superpages (http://yp.superpages.com)

 

10 = Telephone contact

 

11 = Heath Care Finance Administration Nursing Home Database, www.medicare.gov/nurisng/home(updated October 1999)

 

12 = North Carolina Division of Aging Elder Housing Locator Service, available at http://ssw.unc.edu/locator (February 1998)

 

13 = North Carolina Department of Insurance, Continuing Care Division www.ncdoi.com (800) 546-5664 in Raleigh, NC

 

14 = South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, Continuing Care Division, www.state.sc.us/consumer/material/advocacy/ccrs-directory (803) 734-9452 in Columbia, South Carolina

12. Date

Date information was entered or most recently updated

13. Longitude

 

14. Latitude

 

15. GC Source

A=ArcView

 

E=Expedia

 

F = Field observation

 

M = Mapquest

 

T = Telephone contact

 

X = Zip Code

16. License #

License # (state licensed facilities only)

17. # Beds

Bed # (Beds authorized in state license)

18. Owner

Owner (state licensed facilities only)