GIS for Health
Progressive health systems, hospitals, payers, public health authorities, and governments are using geographic information system (GIS) technology to deliver better care and improve the health of communities. GIS is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data.
By combining healthcare and location data, CIOs and IT departments can provide powerful visualizations to organizational leaders so that they can make faster decisions that yields the best outcomes while optimizing the use of precious resources.
On this page you will find healthcare GIS success stories, reference material for providers and public health, upcoming events where GIS technology is featured, and links to interactive maps that you can explore. We hope this page can help you see the value GIS technology brings to your healthcare organization.
If you’re just getting started with GIS technology, check out these curated resources to learn more about the technology and be inspired by the possibilities available in healthcare.
Health systems, hospitals, and group practices can more effectively deploy resources with GIS technology. From wayfinding to health equity, patient access to site planning, a GIS solution offers valuable insights that charts and spreadsheets cannot.
GIS technology uses spatial representation of data to support better public health planning and decision-making. Anchoring data to a location provides a common reference point for different levels of government and community organizations.
