Health Facility Level
https://publicschema.org/vocab/health-facility-level
The tier of care delivered by a health facility in a national or WHO health-system classification (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary), reflecting the scope of services and the referral position of the facility.
Standard reference
WHO Health Systems Strengthening Glossary (https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-systems-strengthening)
WHO uses primary/secondary/tertiary tiers as the common descriptive framework for health-system organisation, with many countries adding a quaternary tier for national referral or research hospitals. There is no single canonical URL listing the tiers as coded values; national health-facility registries apply the same tiering with local naming.
Values
| Code | Label | Standard code | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
primary | Primary | First-level contact for primary care, typically health posts, health centers, and dispensaries providing basic curative, preventive, and promotive services. | |
secondary | Secondary | District-level referral care, typically general or district hospitals with inpatient wards, surgery, and basic specialty services. | |
tertiary | Tertiary | Specialized referral care at regional or national level, including regional hospitals, teaching hospitals, and specialty hospitals. | |
quaternary | Quaternary | Highly specialized care, typically a national referral center, research hospital, or supraregional center providing advanced sub-specialty services. | |
unknown | Unknown | Facility tier not known or not classified in the source system. |
Referenced by this vocabulary
- WHO Health Systems World Health Organization (WHO)