Bucaramanga Health Provider Directory With Geospatial Coordinates

Geospatial coordinates and a detailed directory list health service providers in Bucaramanga, Colombia, for 2021. The dataset includes contact information for directors, managers, and representatives of various hospital committees. It was published by the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare provider locations using the `Longitud` and `latitud_3` columns to analyze spatial coverage and access gaps in Bucaramanga.
• Analyze governance structures by linking `INSTITUCIÓN DE SALUD` with committee representatives like `Representante COPACO` and `Representante CTSSS`.
• Build a contact database for health system stakeholders by extracting `DIRECTOR O GERENTE` names paired with `CORREO ELECTRONICO GERENTE` and `TELEFONO FIJO GERENTE`.
• Study user association participation by examining roles such as `Presidente comité de usuarios` and their corresponding email columns.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (`Longitud`, `latitud_3`) for mapping analysis.
• Contains over 30 columns detailing multiple points of contact and governance roles per institution.

Limitations

• Dataset size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of coverage.
• Data is static for the year 2021 and may not reflect current organizational structures.
• Potential for incomplete records as email and phone fields may contain null values.

Provenance

Source

Colombian national open data portal, datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Official registry or administrative data collection by local government.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Static snapshot for 2021, though metadata was updated in 2025.

Geography

Bucaramanga, Colombia.