Vulnerable healthcare facilities, 2000

Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: Vulnerable healthcare facilities, 2000
Abstract:
This file includes only healthcare facilities in California which are located within the areas that would be inundated by a 100-year coastal flood. The metadata from the Heathcare Facilities shapefile is also included here.
The Licensed Healthcare Facilities point layer represents the locations of all healthcare facilities licensed by the State of California, Department of Health Services (DHS), as of the publication date. Facility address information is maintained and provided by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). Facility types include hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, etc.
Supplemental_Information:
Licensed healthcare facility address data are extracted from the the Automated Licensing Information and Report Tracking System (ALIRTS), an OSHPD information system. All address data are validated against a U.S. Postal Service address database and geocoded using ArcInfo Desktop 9.x against Tele Atlas (GDT) Dynamap/2000 reference data sets, v13, 14, 15.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Heberger, Matthew, and Herrera, Pablo, 2008, Vulnerable healthcare facilities, 2000: The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast, Pacific Institute, Oakland CA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Heberger, Matthew, Cooley, Heather, Gleick, Peter, and Herrera, Pablo, 2009, The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast: Pacific Institute, Oakland CA.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.203601
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.760352
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.804051
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.715450

  3. What does it look like?

    (JPEG)

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: 2008
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Entity point (5)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Albers Conical Equal Area.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
      Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
      False_Easting: 0.000000
      False_Northing: -4000000.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    yr2000_hospitals

    FACILITY
    Healthcare facility name as presented on state license. (Source: OSHPD)

    ADDRESS_1
    Facility street address listed on license; number and name. (Source: OSHPD)

    CITY
    City name listed on facility license. (Source: OSHPD)

    ZIP_CODE
    ZIP Code listed on facility license; five-digit ZIP Code only. (Source: OSHPD)

    TYPE
    Describes the type of healthcare facility as licensed by the California Department of Health Services [CDHS]. (Source: OSHPD)

    CATEGORY
    Describes the category of healthcare facility as licensed by the California Department of Health Services [CDHS]. (Source: OSHPD)

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    STATE
    State abbreviation listed on facility license. (Source: OSHPD)

    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    COUNTY
    County name.

    LIC_BEDS
    Total number of licensed beds housed by the healthcare facility as reported by the Department of Health Services [CDHS]. (Source: OSHPD)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    California Licensed Healthcare Facilities. January 2006. California Health and Human Services Agency, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Sacramento CA.

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Matthew Heberger
    Pacific Institute
    Research Associate/GIS Manager
    818 K Street
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    US

    (510) 251-1600 (voice)
    (510) 251-2203 (FAX)
    mheberger@pacinst.org

Why was the data set created?

The Licensed Healthcare Facilities map layer provides location information for mapping healthcare facilities in California that would be inundated by a 100-year coastal flood under current conditions.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    (source 1 of 1)
    California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, January 1, 2006, California Licensed Healthcare Facilities.

    Online Links:

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    (process 1 of 1)
    Data from the California Licensed Healthare Facilities was intersected with year 2000 100-year flood layers from Pacific Institute and USGS/SCRIPPS. Output facilities were exported to a shapefile.

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Data set has been visually inspected.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    The dataset is topologically correct.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The Pacific Institute must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. The State of California, Health and Human Services Agency, and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of data or maps. The user will not seek to hold the State or the Department liable under any circumstances for any damages with respect to any claim by the user or any third party on account of or arising from the use of data or maps. The user will cite the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development as the original source of the data, but will clearly denote cases where the original data have been updated, modified, or in any way altered from the original condition. There are no restrictions on distribution of the data by users. However, users are encouraged to refer others to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to acquire the data, in case updated data become available.

  1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The Pacific Institute must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
    This information is being made available for informational purposes only. Users of this information agree by their use to hold blameless the State of California, and its respective officers, employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors for any liability associated with its use in any form. This work shall not be used to assess actual coastal hazards, insurance requirements, or property values and specifically shall not be used in lieu of Flood Insurance Studies and Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 24-Feb-2009
Metadata author:
Matthew Heberger
Pacific Institute
Research Associate/GIS Manager
818 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
US

(510) 251-1600 (voice)
(510) 251-2203 (FAX)
mheberger@pacinst.org

Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

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