Location
A particular place or position that has a name.
A location includes incidental locations (a place which is used for health care without prior designation or authorization), as well as dedicated, formally appointed locations and virtual locations. Locations may be private, public, mobile or fixed and scale from small freezers to full hospital buildings or parking garages.
Appears in
- Laboratory Test Observation and Specimen Transportation
- Medical Imaging Reporting
- Medical Device and Equipment
- Medication Request, Administration
- Person Information
- Perinatal Health
- Patient Consent
- Health Care Service Event
- Provenance
- Health Care Provider
- Organization Information
- Encounter
- Geography
- Observation
- Address and Location
- Health Care Service
- Service Request
- Appointment
- Laboratory Test Result Reporting
- CACDI View
Constraints
n/a
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location Name | String | 0..1 | The name of a location. |
| Location Identifier | Identifier | 0..* | Code(s) or number(s) identifying the location to its users. |
| Location Alias | String | 0..* | Other names used for a location. |
| Location Description | String | 0..1 | The description of a location. |
| Location Type Code | Codeable Concept | 1 | Uniquely specifies the type of a location (e.g., site, building, wing, vehicle, road, virtual, room, bed).
Value Set: https://hl7.org/fhir/valueset-location-form.html |
| Service Delivery Location Indicator | Indicator | 0..1 | Indicates whether this is a health care service delivery location. |
| 24-7 Availability Indicator | Indicator | 0..1 | Indicates whether the organization's location is open 24 hours and 7 days per week. |
| Location Operational Status Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the operational status of the location (e.g., isolated, closed, occupied).
Value Set: To be developed. |
| Location Longitude | Decimal | 0..1 | The geographical longitude of a location. |
| Location Latitude | Decimal | 0..1 | The geographical latitude of a location. |
| Location Altitude | Decimal | 0..1 | The geographical altitude of a location. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Pregnancy | 0..* | Location | 0..* | |
| Location | 0..1 | subject of | Service Request | 0..* |
| Location | 0..1 | subject of | Observation | 0..* |
| Patient Consent Temporary Override Event | 0..* | overwritten at | Location | 0..1 |
| Location | 1..* | has | Address | 0..1 |
| Activity | 0..* | occurs at | Location | 0..* |
| Appointment | 0..* | at | Location | 0..* |
| Encounter | 0..* | Location | 0..* | |
| Observation Data Absent Reason | 0..* | for | Location | 0..1 |
| Location | 0..* | has (aggregation) | Location | 0..* |
| Device | 0..* | at | Location | 0..1 |
| Location | 1 | for | Health Care Organization Location | 0..* |
| Party Role Location | 0..* | for | Location | 1 |
| Service Request | 0..* | Location | 0..* | |
| Location | 1 | has | Location Availability Period | 0..* |
| Health Care Service Event | 0..* | Location | 0..* | |
| Location | 1 | for | Patient Location | 0..* |
| Location | 1 | for | Health Care Provider Location | 0..* |
| Location | 0..1 | has (aggregation) | Location | 0..* |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Location. Accessed November 02, 2026.
