Health Facilities in the Dominican Republic from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities in the Dominican Republic exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map gaps in healthcare coverage by comparing facility density with population data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers a defined geographic area, the Dominican Republic.
• Derived from a well-known collaborative mapping source, OpenStreetMap.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:56:04.005894; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dominican Republic