[talk-ph] Cebu health facilities

[maning sambale]

Dear Marion,

An article that maybe of use:
http://weait.com/content/whats-name

Btw, AFAIK ophthalmologist, optometrist and, optician are different
professions, is it reflected in our tagging scheme?

On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Jim Morgan <jim at datalude.com> wrote:
> Hi Marion
>
> I'm no expert either, but generally the OSM wiki is a good place to start:
>         http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dhospital
>
> It gives useful guidelines like Hospital is bigger than Clinic. Clinic is bigger than Doctor, and it also answers your query about emergency services:
>         amenity=clinic
>         name=Cebu Wellness Center
>         emergency=yes|no
>
> You should be able to get most of the info from there. At the end of the day, OSM is a consensus of users, so if you feel strongly that other tags should be used, or don't fit your needs, then you can argue your case on the mailing lists.
>
> Jim
>
> Marion Singleton wrote, On Friday, 01 February, 2013 11:04 PM:
>> Hello I am new to this group. I am currently personlly surveying health facilities in the Cebu, Mandaue and Consolacion area of Cebu Province for my own needs. I am a newbie at adding points to the database. I have come across some of the following different types of places both public and private:
>>
>>  1. Doctor offices
>>  2. Dental offices
>>  3. Optometrists
>>  4. Private clinics with and without emergency facilities
>>  5. Public clinics with and without emergency facilities
>>  6. Hospitals
>>  7. Treatment centers
>>  8. Birthing Centers
>>  9. Diagnostic test centers
>> 10. Health care training facilities and schools
>>
>> I am sure this is not an exhaustive list. What I need to know is how should each be identified on the map. What codes should I use to enter each one. I have only been using the simplest methods so far but I think it is important to differentiate to help the user find what they need. I would like to discuss this with someone very knowledgeable in this area before starting to enter the data. Please contact me here.
>>
>> Marion Singleton aka Bossfish
>>
>>
>>
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