Health Facilities in Israel from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of health facilities in Israel, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility locations.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on hospital and clinic locations.
• Identify healthcare coverage gaps based on the spatial distribution of amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Facility types are explicitly listed as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:04:48.642059.

Geography

Israel