Hospital Geographic Locations in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia's data portal provides geographic locations for all hospitals in the province by civic address. The dataset includes facility names, types, towns, counties, and geometry coordinates. It was last updated in April 2025.

Use Cases

• Map hospital locations using the_geom coordinates for spatial analysis.
• Analyze facility distribution by TOWN or COUNTY to assess regional healthcare coverage.
• Filter hospitals by TYPE for specific service planning or research.
• Join facility addresses with demographic data to model population access to care.

Strengths

• Includes all hospitals in Nova Scotia.
• Provides precise geographic coordinates (the_geom) for mapping.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of completeness.
• Lacks clinical or operational metrics like bed count or services offered.
• Potential staleness if new facilities opened after the 2025 update.

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca

Freshness

Last updated April 5, 2025.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada