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Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts

Published by California Department of Public Health | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: April 27, 2026 at 07:48 PM | Dataset Last Updated: April 22, 2026 at 06:42 PM
__Note:__ This web page provides data on health facilities only. To file a complaint against a facility, please see: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/FileAComplaint.aspx The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification (L&C) Program licenses more than 30 types of healthcare facilities. The Electronic Licensing Management System (ELMS) is a California Department of Public Health data system created to manage state licensing-related data. This file lists the bed types and bed type capacities that are associated with California healthcare facilities that are operational and have a current license issued by the CDPH and/or a current U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification. This file can be linked by FACID to the Healthcare Facility Locations (Detailed) Open Data file for facility-related attributes, including geo-coding. The L&C Open Data facility beds file is updated monthly. To link the CDPH facility IDs with those from other Departments, like HCAI, please reference the "Licensed Facility Cross-Walk" Open Data table at https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/licensed-facility-crosswalk. A list of healthcare facilities with addresses can be found at: https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/healthcare-facility-locations.

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  • Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts (CSV)

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  • Data Dictionary-Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts

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  • Data Dictionary-County GACH Bed Types and Counts

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  • County General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH) Bed Types and Counts

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  • Data Dictionary - Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts (CSV)

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  • Preserve Leading Zero and Import Code Guide for Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts File

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  • Preserve Leading Zero

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  • All resource data

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issued 2017-06-16T22:14:19.944500
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                                            [
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  "clinic locations",
  "clinics",
  "health facilities",
  "healthcare facilities",
  "healthcare locations",
  "hospital locations",
  "hospitals",
  "nursing home locations",
  "nursing homes",
  "skilled nursing facilities"
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license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
modified 2026-04-22T18:42:49.063604
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  "Health and Human Services"
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title Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts

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