http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type|2.0.1
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LocationType
LocationType
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hl7.terminology.r4@6.3.0
hl7.terminology.r4@6.3.0
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complete
complete
status
active
active
date
2025-05-01 01:35:10.0
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.
| code | display | definition | hierarchy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |