Code | Display | Definition |
si | Site | A collection of buildings or other locations such as a site or a campus. |
bu | Building | 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. |
wi | Wing | A Wing within a Building, this often contains levels, rooms and corridors. |
wa | Ward | A Ward is a section of a medical facility that may contain rooms and other types of location. |
lvl | Level | A Level in a multi-level Building/Structure. |
co | Corridor | Any corridor within a Building, that may connect rooms. |
ro | Room | A space that is allocated as a room, it may have walls/roof etc., but does not require these. |
bd | Bed | 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. |
ve | Vehicle | A means of transportation. |
ho | House | A residential dwelling. Usually used to reference a location that a person/patient may reside. |
ca | Cabinet | A container that can store goods, equipment, medications or other items. |
rd | Road | A defined path to travel between 2 points that has a known name. |
area | Area | A defined physical boundary of something, such as a flood risk zone, region, postcode |
jdn | Jurisdiction | 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 |
vi | Virtual | A location that is virtual in nature, such as a conference call or virtual meeting space |