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| Responsible Owner: Patient Administration Work Group | Standards Status : Informative |
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Definition for Code SystemLocationCharacteristic
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "location-characteristic",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
"lastUpdated" : "2025-11-13T22:10:33.286+11:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/location-characteristic</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">wheelchair<a name=\"location-characteristic-wheelchair\"> </a></td><td>Wheelchair accessible</td><td>The location is accessible to thosre requiring wheelchair access</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-translation<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-translation\"> </a></td><td>translation services available</td><td>The location has translation services available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-oxy-nitro<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-oxy-nitro\"> </a></td><td>oxygen/nitrogen available</td><td>The location has oxygen and nitrogen services available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-neg-press<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-neg-press\"> </a></td><td>negative pressure rooms available</td><td>The location has negative pressure rooms available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-iso-ward<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-iso-ward\"> </a></td><td>isolation ward</td><td>The location is or has an isolation ward</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-icu<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-icu\"> </a></td><td>has ICU</td><td>The location is or has an intensive care unit</td></tr></table></div>"
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem location-characteristic</b></p><a name=\"location-characteristic\"> </a><a name=\"hclocation-characteristic\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2021-01-05T10:01:24.148+11:00</p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/location-characteristic</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">wheelchair<a name=\"location-characteristic-wheelchair\"> </a></td><td>Wheelchair accessible</td><td>The location is accessible to those requiring wheelchair access</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-translation<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-translation\"> </a></td><td>Translation services available</td><td>The location has translation services available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-oxy-nitro<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-oxy-nitro\"> </a></td><td>Oxygen/nitrogen available</td><td>The location has oxygen and nitrogen services available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-neg-press<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-neg-press\"> </a></td><td>Negative pressure rooms available</td><td>The location has negative pressure rooms available</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-iso-ward<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-iso-ward\"> </a></td><td>Isolation ward</td><td>The location is or has an isolation ward</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">has-icu<a name=\"location-characteristic-has-icu\"> </a></td><td>Has ICU</td><td>The location is or has an intensive care unit</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "pa"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
"valueCode" : "informative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 3
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/location-characteristic",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1970"
}],
"version" : "5.0.0",
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot3",
"name" : "LocationCharacteristic",
"title" : "Location Characteristic",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"description" : "Example Set of Location Characteristics.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-characteristic",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "wheelchair",
"display" : "Wheelchair accessible",
"definition" : "The location is accessible to thosre requiring wheelchair access"
"definition" : "The location is accessible to those requiring wheelchair access"
},
{
"code" : "has-translation",
"display" : "translation services available",
"display" : "Translation services available",
"definition" : "The location has translation services available"
},
{
"code" : "has-oxy-nitro",
"display" : "oxygen/nitrogen available",
"display" : "Oxygen/nitrogen available",
"definition" : "The location has oxygen and nitrogen services available"
},
{
"code" : "has-neg-press",
"display" : "negative pressure rooms available",
"display" : "Negative pressure rooms available",
"definition" : "The location has negative pressure rooms available"
},
{
"code" : "has-iso-ward",
"display" : "isolation ward",
"display" : "Isolation ward",
"definition" : "The location is or has an isolation ward"
},
{
"code" : "has-icu",
"display" : "has ICU",
"display" : "Has ICU",
"definition" : "The location is or has an intensive care unit"
}]
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.
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