This point shapefile represents the locations of all outpatient healthcare facilities in San Mateo County licensed by the State of California, Department of Health Services (DHS). This copy of the DHS license data is maintained by OSHPD. The data snapshot was taken from OSHPD's ALIRTS system as of Oct 26, 2012. Facility address information is maintained and provided by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). Facility types include hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, etc. The accuracy of the latitude/longitude geocodes are adequate for administrative planning purposes only. The data, on a case-by-case basis, may not be appropriate for driving directions, routing, emergency services, or other critical uses of the data. This layer is part of the San Mateo County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Project. These data are intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.