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Hospitals (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: This is a MassGIS datalayer showing the location of acute care hospitals in Massachusetts.

Service ItemId: 9a9d7428ae2240a99d6fef8ad6372784

Has Versioned Data: false

Max Record Count: 2000

Supported query Formats: JSON

Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False

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This point datalayer shows the location of 82 acute care hospitals in Massachusetts. Acute care hospitals are those licensed under MGL Chapter 111, section 51 and which contain a majority of medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and maternity beds, as defined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). Sample of Acute Hospitals DataThe features in this layer are based on database information provided to MassGIS from the DPH, Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). Attributes include:

  • if the hospital is a trauma, as verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a level 1, 2 or 3 adult trauma center, or a level 1 or 2 pediatric trauma center, as defined in the document ‘Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 1999’ by the Trauma Subcommittee of the American College of Surgeons and its successors; and meets applicable Department standards for designation, or a hospital that has applied for and is in the process of verification as specified in 130.851 and meets applicable Department standards for designation.

  • the hospital's teaching status, defined according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) definition of a major teaching hospital: at least 25 full time equivalent medical school residents per one hundred inpatient beds.

  • the presence of emergency rooms to provide emergency service to those in need of immediate medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury.

The MassGIS metadata page for this layer can be seen here.



Copyright Text: MassGIS

Spatial Reference: 26986 (26986)

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Units: esriMeters

Child Resources:   Info

Supported Operations:   Query