http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type|2.0.1

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LocationType

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hl7.terminology.r5@6.3.0

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active

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2025-05-01 01:35:10.0

Location type

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the physical form of the Location.\r\rThis includes several 'non physical' codes which are still considered a location.

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code	display	definition
si	Site	A collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus....
bu	Building	Any Building or structure. This may contain rooms, corridors, wings, etc. It might not have walls, o...
wi	Wing	A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors....
wa	Ward	A Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location....
lvl	Level	A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure....
co	Corridor	Any corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms....
ro	Room	A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these....
bd	Bed	A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on. This is not the physical bed/trolley that may be m...
ve	Vehicle	A means of transportation....
ho	House	A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside....
ca	Cabinet	A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items....
rd	Road	A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name....
area	Area	A defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode...
jdn	Jurisdiction	A wide scope that covers a conceptual domain, such as a Nation (Country wide community or Federal Go...
vi	Virtual	A location that is virtual in nature, such as a conference call or virtual meeting space...