California Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Capacities

California's Department of Public Health provides monthly updated data on bed types and capacities for over 30 types of licensed and certified healthcare facilities. The file lists operational facilities with current CDPH licenses or CMS certification and can be linked to other state datasets using facility IDs.

Use Cases

• Analyze bed type capacities across over 30 facility types to assess regional healthcare resource distribution.
• Link bed data to facility location attributes using the FACID field for geospatial mapping of bed availability.
• Monitor monthly updates to bed counts for operational, state-licensed facilities to track capacity changes over time.

Strengths

• Data is updated monthly, providing regular refreshes on facility status and bed counts.
• Covers over 30 types of licensed healthcare facilities across the state of California.
• Designed for linkage with other state datasets like facility locations via the FACID field.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and total bed counts is not provided in the input metadata.
• Data is limited to facilities in California, restricting geographic analysis to a single state.

Provenance

Source

California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program.

Collection Method

Managed through the state's Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS).

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last update date of March 2026.

Geography

California, United States.