This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/location-physical-type defines the following codes:
\n \n \n \n \n \n Code\n \n | \n \n \n \n Display\n \n | \n \n \n \n Definition\n \n | \n \n
\n \n \n \n si\n \n \n \n | \n \n Site | \n \n A collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n bu\n \n \n \n | \n \n Building | \n \n Any Building or structure. This may contain rooms, corridors, wings, etc. It might not have walls, or a roof, but is considered a defined/allocated space. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n wi\n \n \n \n | \n \n Wing | \n \n A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n wa\n \n \n \n | \n \n Ward | \n \n A Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n lvl\n \n \n \n | \n \n Level | \n \n A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n co\n \n \n \n | \n \n Corridor | \n \n Any corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n ro\n \n \n \n | \n \n Room | \n \n A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n bd\n \n \n \n | \n \n Bed | \n \n A space that is allocated for sleeping/laying on. This is not the physical bed/trolley that may be moved about, but the space it may occupy. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n ve\n \n \n \n | \n \n Vehicle | \n \n A means of transportation. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n ho\n \n \n \n | \n \n House | \n \n A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n ca\n \n \n \n | \n \n Cabinet | \n \n A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n rd\n \n \n \n | \n \n Road | \n \n A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n area\n \n \n \n | \n \n Area | \n \n A defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode | \n \n
\n \n \n \n jdn\n \n \n \n | \n \n Jurisdiction | \n \n A wide scope that covers a conceptual domain, such as a Nation (Country wide community or Federal Government - e.g. Ministry of Health), Province or State (community or Government), Business (throughout the enterprise), Nation with a business scope of an agency (e.g. CDC, FDA etc.) or a Business segment (UK Pharmacy), not just an physical boundary | \n \n
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