Health Center User Zoning for Bucaramanga Subsidized Regime

Bucaramanga's public health enterprise (ESE) organized approximately 143,000 subsidized-regime users across 22 health centers based on their residential location. The dataset allows identification of the assigned population per health center by age, gender, life cycle, and health insurer (EPS). The data was published by datos.gov.co and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender (SEXO) and age distribution (RANGO_EDAD, EDAD EN AÑOS AUTOMATICA) per health center (COUMNA DE CENTRO DE SALUD) to plan targeted health programs.
• Map user zoning (ZONIFICACION) by neighborhood (barrio) and commune to assess geographic coverage and identify potential service gaps.
• Evaluate the distribution of users by health insurer (EPS) across different health center zones (ZONA DEL CENTRO DE SALUD) for administrative and contractual management.
• Cross-reference user address data (NUMERACION, NOMBRE DEL MUNICIPIO) with zoning assignments to verify and optimize service area boundaries.

Strengths

• Covers a defined population of approximately 143,000 users.
• Includes demographic breakdowns by age, gender, and health insurer (EPS).
• Organizes data across 22 distinct health service centers.

Limitations

• Exact row count and data completeness are unknown.
• Scope is limited to the subsidized health regime in a single municipality (Bucaramanga), limiting generalizability.
• Potential for geographic bias based on the zoning methodology.

Provenance

Source

Instituto de Salud de Bucaramanga, published via datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Administrative zoning of affiliated users based on residential address, neighborhood, and commune.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated December 2025.

Geography

Municipality of Bucaramanga, Colombia.