Health Facilities in Saint Lucia from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for health facilities in Saint Lucia, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility locations.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identify potential healthcare gaps based on the spatial distribution of amenities.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Derived from a well-known, collaborative mapping source (OpenStreetMap).
• Explicitly includes facilities tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:33:46.365080

Geography

Saint Lucia