New Jersey Acute Care Facility Registry with Licensing Details

New Jersey's official registry lists all licensed acute care facilities, including hospitals. The dataset includes 23 columns detailing facility locations, ownership, licensing, and contact information. It is maintained by data.nj.gov and was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Map facility locations and service areas using the Georeference, County, and Zip Code columns for spatial analysis.
• Analyze ownership structures and licensing status by joining on Owner Address and License Number columns.
• Assess regional hospital bed capacity disparities by aggregating the Hospital Bed Total column by County.
• Build a contact directory for emergency coordination using the Telephone, Fax, and Email columns.
• Track license compliance and expiration trends over time using the License Expiration Date and Facility Type columns.

Strengths

• Contains 23 detailed columns per facility, including administrative and geospatial data.
• Maintained by an official state government source (data.nj.gov).
• Includes a Georeference column enabling direct mapping and spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size (number of facilities/rows) is not provided, limiting assessment of coverage.
• No information on data collection frequency or historical versions for trend analysis.
• Potential for data staleness as the last update date is provided but update frequency is unknown.

Provenance

Source

data.nj.gov, the official open data portal for the State of New Jersey.

Collection Method

Presumably compiled from state healthcare licensing and regulatory authorities.

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-05-06.

Geography

State of New Jersey, United States.