Better Choice Home Care Inc.

The Center for Health Care Facility Planning, Licensure, and Finance of New York State Department of Health maintains the Health Facilities Information System (HFIS), which contains the operating certificate information of the following licensed health care facilities: (1) Article 28: Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Diagnostic and Treatment Centers, Midwifery Birth Centers; (2) Article 36: Certified Home Health Agencies, Licensed Home Care Services Agencies, Long Term Home Health Care Programs; and (3) Article 40: Hospices. The information contains the operator and the site of service, including operator name, site address, and certified beds and/or services.

This dataset contains the locations of Article 28, Article 36, Article 40, and Article 7 health care facilities and programs from the Health Facilities Information System (HFIS). Article 28 facilities are hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic treatment centers and midwifery birth centers. Article 36 facilities are certified home health care agencies, licensed home care services agencies, and long term home health care programs. Article 40 facilities are hospices. Article 7 are licensed adult care facilities. Each facility is registered with facility ID, facility name, business address, operator name, operator address, telephone, website, open date, etc.

To give New Yorkers the access they deserve to government data and information, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the Open NY initiative in March 2013 and signed Executive Order 95. It directs state agencies to identify, catalog, and publish their data on the state's open data website administered by the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS). Open NY increases transparency, improves government performance, empowers New Yorkers to participate in government, and encourages research and economic opportunities statewide.