Hospitals
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Description:
Abstract: This dataset shows the locations and attributes for all hospitals in operation in Washington State in 2003.
Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to show where hospitals are located in Washington State. This layer is suitable for general cartographic uses.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Quarterly
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -125
East Bounding Coordinate: -116.9
North Bounding Coordinate: 49
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.5
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Hospitals
Theme Keyword: hospital
Theme Keyword: emergency
Theme Keyword: free
Theme Keyword: DOH
Theme Keyword: accute
Theme Keyword: military
Theme Keyword: chemical
Theme Keyword: nonprofit
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Washington
Place Keyword: Washington State
Place Keyword: WA
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: DIRM
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Health
Contact Position: GIS Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1102 SE Quince ST NE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7904
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 236-4271
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 236-4421
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mailto: craig.erickson@doh.wa.gov
Hours of Service: Tuesday-Friday 6:30am-5:00pm
Data Set Credit: Washington State Department of Health
Native Data Set Environment: ArcGIS 8.2
Data Quality Information
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Logical Consistency Report: None
Completeness Report: All hospitals licensed with the Washington State Department of Health as of January 10, 2003 are shown in this dataset.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
The physical addresses of each licensed hospital were geocoded to determine latitude and longitude. These values were used to create an event theme in ArcView 3.2. The shapefile was generated from this event theme.
Process Date: 1/10/03
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: DIRM
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Health
Contact Position: GIS Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1102 SE Quince ST NE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7904
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 236-4271
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 236-4421
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mailto: craig.erickson@doh.wa.gov
Hours of Service: Tuesday-Friday 6:30am-5:00pm
Cloud Cover: Unknown
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Indirect Spatial Reference: Washington State
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 92
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Grid Coordinate System:
Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System:
SPCS Zone Identifier: Washington South Zone
Lambert Conformal Conic:
Standard Parallel: 45.833
Standard Parallel: 47.333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 45.333
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Distance Units: survey feet
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Hospitals
Entity Type Definition: Hospitals licensed by the washington State Department of Health.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Address
Attribute Definition: The physical address of the hospital reported by the Facilities and Services Licensing office of the Washington State Department of Health.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: City
Attribute Definition: The name of the municipality the hospital is located in.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Name
Attribute Definition: The name of the hospital.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: State
Attribute Definition: The state the hospital is located in.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Type
Attribute Definition: The service type of the licensed facility.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Zip
Attribute Definition: The zip code of the hospital reported by the Facilities and Services Licensing office of the Washington State Department of Health.
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: DIRM
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Health
Contact Position: GIS Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1102 SE Quince ST NE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7904
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 236-4271
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 236-4421
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mailto: craig.erickson@doh.wa.gov
Hours of Service: Tuesday-Friday 6:30am-5:00pm
Resource Description: \layers\sp83\health\hospital\hosp03
Distribution Liability:
The Washington State Department of Health shall not be liable for any activity involving these data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Available Time Period:
Metadata Reference Information
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Metadata Date: 8/10/2000
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: DIRM
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Health
Contact Position: GIS Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1102 SE Quince ST NE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7904
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 236-4271
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 236-4421
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mailto: craig.erickson@doh.wa.gov
Hours of Service: Tuesday-Friday 6:30am-5:00pm
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None
SMMS Metadata report generated Friday, 17/January/2003