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# Healthcare location table

# Healthcare location table {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated July 31, 2025  
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The Healthcare Location \[sn_hcls_location\] table stores details of the location associated with your healthcare organization.{#hcls-healthcare-location-table__loc-table-sd}

## Key features {#hcls-healthcare-location-table__section_iz3_qgz_4pb}

* Models locations of different physical types including a site, a hospital building, a research lab, a parking lot, or a patient's home.
* Enables a location to include multiple locations.
* Related lists for procedures, care specialities, and conditions are shown for records created via the Codeset location \[sn_hcls_codeset_location\] table.
* Maps with devices via the Medical device install base item \[sn_hcls_medical_device_install_base_item\] table.
* Maps with practitioners via the Practitioner location \[sn_hcls_practitioner_facility\] table.

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Role required to configure the table: sn_hcls.admin.

For more information, see Healthcare and Life Sciences data model.
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| Field | Data type | Description |
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| Altitude | Floating Point Number | Altitude of the absolute geographic location. |
| Description | String | More details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name. |
| Identifier | String | The associated identifier of the patient. |
| Location | Reference | Physical location of this healthcare location. Entry selected here populates address fields. |
| Name | String | Name to identify the healthcare location. |
| Number | String | Patient ID number associated with the patient's name. This field is read-only. |
| Managing Organization | Reference | Organization which manages this location. |
| Parent location | Reference | Sys_id of the parent location associated with this location. |
| Physical type | Choice list | Physical form of the location. The following types are available by default: * Area * Bed * Building * Cabinet * Corridor * Jurisdiction * Level * Room * Road * Site * Vehicle * Wing * Ward {#hcls-healthcare-location-table__ul_h4w_xjl_ppb} For more information about the available physical types, see [location types](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/valueset-location-physical-type.html) defined in the FHIR specifications. |
| Status | Choice list | Option to indicate whether the healthcare location is in use. The following statuses are available by default: * Active * Inactive * Suspended {#hcls-healthcare-location-table__ul_ifm_l3l_ppb} For more information about the available statuses, see [location statuses](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/valueset-location-status.html) defined in the FHIR specifications. |
[Table 1. Healthcare location table fields]

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