A comprehensive classification of locations and settings where healthcare services are provided. This value set is based on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) location code system that has been developed over a number of years through CDC's interaction with a variety of healthcare facilities and is intended to serve a variety of reporting needs where coding of healthcare service locations is required.

The HSLOC content, including relationships can be acced at the following location: http://www.cdc.gov/phin/activities/standards/vocabulary/index.html