Proposal:Healthcare (2010)

healthcare
Proposal status:	Proposals without post-vote cleanup
Proposed by:	Reclus,!i!
Tagging:	`healthcare=; shop==*`
Applies to:	,
Definition:	clean up healthcare related POIs
Statistics:
Rendered as:	vote
Draft started:	2010-02-26
RFC start:	2010-08-24
Vote start:	2010-11-01
Vote end:	2010-11-21

healthcare versus amenity

The aim of this proposal is also to group all healthcare related POIs into one key (except medical stores which should be placed in shop=*). At the moment, the key amenity=* is used for a multitude of unrelated subjects. It seems more logical to use different keys for different areas whenever possible.

Of course, it could be said that a lot of healthcare related POIs are already tagged using amenity=*. Therefore a renderer should at first continue to support these keys as well as the new healthcare=* (and shop=*). When editing, the proposed tagging could at first be used in addition to the respective amenity values (for example tagging a POI with both amenity=doctors and healthcare=doctor), to ensure that the POIs are rendered.

When the new tagging schema is finally established and most editors and renderers support it, the old tags could be replaced using a bot.

The idea is based on several discussions in the german forums [1], [2] and Proposed features/Medical, Key:healthcare.

Tagging

healthcare=*

value	description
`healthcare=alternative`	someone practicing alternative or complementary medicine but is not a medical practitioner or a place where alternative or complementary medicine is practiced that does not fit into the other categories (except `healthcare=yes`)
`healthcare=audiologist`	audiologist; if linked with a shop please use `shop=hearing_aids` instead
`healthcare=blood_bank`	blood bank
`healthcare=centre`	group of medical practices
`healthcare=clinic`	clinic or polyclinic
`healthcare=dentist`	Replaces `amenity=dentist`.
`healthcare=doctor`	A medical practitioner — also known as doctor of medicine, medical doctor, or simply doctor. Replaces `amenity=doctors`.
`healthcare=hospital`	Replaces `amenity=hospital`.
`healthcare=midwife`	midwife.
`healthcare=occupational_therapist`	Someone who practices occupational therapy but is not a medical practitioner.
`healthcare=optometrist`	optometrist; If linked with a shop please use `shop=optician` instead.
`healthcare=physiotherapist`	Someone who practices physical therapy but is not a medical practitioner.
`healthcare=podiatrist`	Someone who practices podiartry but is not a medical practitioner.
`healthcare=psychotherapist`	Someone who practices psychotherapy but is not a medical practitioner.
`healthcare=rehabilitation`	medical rehabilitation facility; should not be used for a wellness clinic or hotel
`healthcare=speech_therapist`	Someone who practices speech and language therapy.
`healthcare=yes`	General healthcare facility. To be used only if specifics are unknown or can not be covered by the tagging schema. If this value is used, it is recommended to include some details with the `description=` or `fixme=` key.

shop=*

value	description
`shop=medical`	medical store / medical house

Specialities of medical practitioners or other medical facilities

The speciality of a medical practitioner (informal the doctor) or a medical facility can be tagged using the key healthcare:speciality=*. The following table shows values which could be used in connection with this key. The table is derived from the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament on the recognition of professional qualifications [3]. (With additions from Wikipedia.)

The first column of the table shows the proposed value.

The second and third columns show a short description of the respective field of specialization. These terms are taken from the column headings of section 5.1.3 in the german resp. english version of the EU directive. The remaining columns show the officially recognized titles for medical specializations in the different countries within the EU.

If a medical practitioner or a medical facility covers several specializations, they could be separated by a semicolon (';') e.g. healthcare:speciality=radiology;radiotherapy

healthcare:speciality=*	Description (EN)	Belgique / België / Belgien	Česká republika	Danmark	Deutschland	Eesti	España	France	Ireland	Italia	Latvija	Lietuva	Luxembourg	Magyarország	Malta	Nederland	Österreich	Polska	Portugal	Slovenija	Slovensko	Suomi / Finland	Sverige	United Kingdom	Ελλάς	Κύπρος
`healthcare:speciality=allergology`	Allergology		Alergologie a klinická imunologie	Medicinsk allergologi eller medicinske overfølsomhedssygdomme			Alergología			Allergologia ed immunologia clinica	Alergoloģija	Alergologija ir klinikinė imunologija		Allergológia és klinikai immunológia		Allergologie en inwendige geneeskunde		Alergologia	Imuno-alergologia		Klinická imunológia a alergológia		Allergisjukdomar		Αλλεργιoλoγία	Αλλεργιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=anaesthetics`	Anaesthetics	Anesthésie-réanimation / Anesthesie reanimatie	Anesteziologie a resuscitace	Anæstesiologi	Anästhesiologie	Anestesioloogia	Anestesiología y Reanimación	Anesthésiologie-Réanimation chirurgicale	Anaesthesia	Anestesia e rianimazione	Anestezioloģija un reanimatoloģija	Anesteziologija reanimatologija	Anesthésie-réanimation	Aneszteziológia és intenzív terápia	Anesteżija u Kura Intensiva	Anesthesiologie	Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin	Anestezjologia i intensywna terapia	Anestesiologia	Anesteziologija, reanimatologija in perioperativna intenzivna medicina	Anestéziológia a intenzívna medicína	Anestesiologia ja tehohoito / Anestesiologi och intensivvård	Anestesi och intensivvård	Anaesthetics	Αvαισθησιoλoγία	Αναισθησιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=biochemistry`	Biological chemistry		Klinická biochemie	Klinisk biokemi	Laboratoriumsmedizin		Bioquímica clínica		Chemical pathology	Biochimica clinica			Chimie biologique		Patoloġija Kimika	Klinische chemie	Medizinische und Chemische Labordiagnostik			Medicinska biokemija	Klinická biochémia	Kliininen kemia / Klinisk kemi	Klinisk kemi	Chemical pathology
`healthcare:speciality=biological_haematology`	Biological haematology			Klinisk blodtypeserologi				Hématologie					Hématologie biologique						Hematologia clinica
`healthcare:speciality=biology`	Clinical biology	Biologie clinique / Klinische biologie				Laborimeditsiin	Análisis clínicos	Biologie médicale		Patologia clinica		Laboratorinė medicina	Biologie clinique	Orvosi laboratóriumi diagnosztika			Medizinische Biologie	Diagnostyka laboratoryjna	Patologia clínica		Laboratórna medicína				Χειρουργική Θώρακος
`healthcare:speciality=cardiology`	Cardiology	Cardiologie	Kardiologie	Kardiologi	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Kardiologie	Kardioloogia	Cardiología	Pathologie cardio-vasculaire	Cardiology	Cardiologia	Kardioloģija	Kardiologija	Cardiologie et angiologie	Kardiológia	Kardjoloġija	Cardiologie		Kardiologia	Cardiologia		Kardiológia	Kardiologia / Kardiologi	Kardiologi	Cardiology	Καρδιoλoγία	Καρδιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=cardiac_surgery`	Cardiac surgery
`healthcare:speciality=child_psychiatry`	Child psychiatry	Psychiatrie infanto-juvénile / Kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie	Dětská a dorostová psychiatrie	Børne- og ungdomspsykiatri	Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie			Pédo-psychiatrie	Child and adolescent psychiatry	Neuropsichiatria infantile	Bērnu psihiatrija	Vaikų i rpaauglių psichiatrija	Psychiatrie infantile	Gyermek-és ifjúságpszichiátria				Psychiatria dzieci i młodzieży	Pedopsiquiatria	Otroška in mladostniška psihiatrija	Detská psychiatria	Lastenpsykiatria / Barnpsykiatri	Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri	Child and adolescent psychiatry	Παιδoψυχιατρική	Παιδοψυχιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=community`	Community medicine		Hygiena a epidemiologie	Samfundsmedicin	Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen		Medicina preventiva y salud pública	Santé publique et médecine sociale	Public health medicine	Igiene e medicina preventiva			Santé publique	Megelőző orvostan és népegészségtan	Saħħa Pubblika	Maatschappij en gezondheid	Sozialmedizin	Zdrowie publiczne, epidemiologia	Saúde pública	Javno zdravje	Verejné zdravotníctvo	Terveydenhuolto / Hälsovård	Socialmedicin	Public health medicine	Κοινωνική Iατρική	Υγειονολογία / Κοινοτική Ιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=dental_oral_maxillo_facial_surgery`	Dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical and dental training)	Stomatologie et chirurgie orale et maxillo-faciale / Stomatologie en mond-, kaak- en aangezichtschirurgie			Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie				Oral and maxillo-facial surgery				Chirurgie dentaire, orale et maxillo-faciale	Arc-állcsont-szájsebészet	Kirurġija tal-għadam tal-wiċċ							Suu- ja leukakirurgia / Oral och maxillofacial kirurgi		Oral and maxillo-facial surgery		Στοµατο-Γναθο-Προσωποχειρουργική
`healthcare:speciality=dermatology`	Dermatology								Dermatology						Dermatoloġija									Dermatology
`healthcare:speciality=dermatovenereology`	Dermato-venereology	Dermato-vénéréologie / Dermato-venerologie	Dermatovenerologie	Dermato-venerologi eller hud- og kønssygdomme	Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten	Dermatoveneroloogia	Dermatología médico-quirúrgica y venereología	Dermatologie et vénéréologie		Dermatologia e venerologia	Dermatoloģija un veneroloģija	Dermatovenerologija	Dermato-vénéréologie	Bőrgyógyászat	Dermato-venerejoloġija	Dermatologie en venerologie	Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten	Dermatologia i wenerologia	Dermatovenereologia	Dermatovenerologija	Dermatovenerológia	Ihotaudit ja allergologia / Hudsjukdomar och allergologi	Hud- och könssjukdomar		∆ερµατoλoγία —Αφρoδισιoλoγία	∆ερµατολογία —Αφροδισιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=diagnostic_radiology`	Diagnostic radiology	Radiodiagnostic / Röntgendiagnose	Radiologie a zobrazovací metody	Diagnostik radiologi eller røntgenundersøgelse	(Diagnostische) Radiologie	Radioloogia	Radiodiagnóstico	Radiodiagnostic et imagerie médicale	Diagnostic radiology	Radiodiagnostica	Diagnostiskā radioloģija	Radiologija	Radiodiagnostic	Radiológia	Radjoloġija	Radiologie	Medizinische Radiologie-Diagnostik	Radiologia i diagnostyka obrazowa	Radiodiagnóstico	Radiologija	Rádiológia	Radiologia / Radiologi	Medicinsk radiologi	Clinical radiology	Ακτιvoδιαγvωστική	Ακτινολογία
`healthcare:speciality=emergency`	Accident and emergency medicine		Traumatologie Urgentní medicína						Emergency medicine					Traumatológia	Mediċina tal-Aċċidenti u l-Emerġenza			Medycyna ratunkowa			Úrazová chirurgia Urgent námedicína			Accident and emergency medicine
`healthcare:speciality=endocrinology`	Endocrinology		Endokrinologie	Medicinsk endokrinologi eller medicinske hormonsygdomme	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Endokrinologie und Diabetologie	Endokrinoloogia	Endocrinología y nutrición	Endocrinologie, maladies métaboliques	Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus	Endocrinologia e malattie del ricambio	Endokrinoloģija	Endokrinologija	Endocrinologie, maladies du métabolisme et de la nutrition	Endokrinológia	Endokrinoloġija u Dijabete			Endokrynologia	Endocrinologia		Endokrinológia	Endokrinologia / Endokrinologi	Endokrinasjukdomar	Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus	Εvδoκριvoλoγία	Ενδοκρινολογία
`healthcare:speciality=gastroenterological_surgery`	Gastroenterological surgery	Chirurgie abdominale / Heelkunde op het abdomen		Kirurgisk gastroenterologi eller kirurgiske mave-tarmsygdomme	Visceralchirurgie		Cirugía del aparato digestivo	Chirurgie viscérale et digestive		Chirurgia dell'apparato digerente		Abdominalinė chirurgija	Chirurgie gastro-entérologique							Abdominalna kirurgija	Gastroenterologická chirurgia	Gastroenterologinen kirurgia / Gastroenterologisk kirurgi
`healthcare:speciality=gastroenterology`	Gastroenterology	Gastro-entérologie / Gastroenterologie	Gastroenterologie	Medicinsk gastroenterologi eller medicinske mavetarmsygdomme	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie	Gastroenteroloogia	Aparatodigestivo	Gastro-entérologie et hépatologie	Gastro-enterology	Gastroenterologia	Gastroenteroloģija	Gastroenterologija	Gastro-enterologie	Gasztroenterológia	Gastroenteroloġija	Leer van maag-darm-leverziekten		Gastrenterologia	Gastrenterologia	Gastroenterologija	Gastroenterológia	Gastroenterologia / Gastroenterologi	Medicinsk gastroenterologi och hepatologi	Gastro-enterology	Γαστρεvτερoλoγία	Γαστρεντερολογία
`healthcare:speciality=general`	general practitioner or general hospital
`healthcare:speciality=geriatrics`	Geriatrics		Geriatrie	Geriatri eller alderdommens sygdomme			Geriatría		Geriatric medicine	Geriatria		Geriatrija	Gériatrie	Geriátria	Ġerjatrija	Klinische geriatrie		Geriatria			Geriatria	Geriatria / Geriatri	Geriatrik	Geriatrics		Γηριατρική
`healthcare:speciality=gynaecology`	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Gynécologie—obstétrique / Gynaecologie en verloskunde	Gynekologie a porodnictví	Gynækologi og obstetrik eller kvindesygdomme og fødselshjælp	Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe	Sünnitusabi ja günekoloogia	Obstetricia y ginecología	Gynécologie—obstétrique	Obstetrics and gynaecology	Ginecologia e ostetricia	Ginekoloģija un dzemdniecība	Akušerija ginekologija	Gynécologie—obstétrique	Szülészet-nőgyógyászat	Ostetriċja u Ġinekoloġija	Verloskunde en gynaecologie	Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe	Położnictwo i ginekologia	Ginecologia e obstetricia	Ginekologija in porodništvo	Gynekológia a pôrodníctvo	Naistentaudit ja synnytykset / Kvinnosjukdomar och förlossningar	Obstetrik och gynekologi	Obstetrics and gynaecology	Μαιευτική-Γυvαικoλoγία	Μαιευτική —Γυναικολογία
`healthcare:speciality=haematology`	General Haematology		Hematologie a transfúzní lékařství	Hæmatologi eller blodsygdomme	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Hämatologie und Onkologie	Hematoloogia	Hematología y hemoterapia		Haematology (clinical and laboratory)	Ematologia	Hematoloģija	Hematologija	Hématologie	Haematológia	Ematoloġija			Hematologia	Imuno-hemoterapia		Hematológia a transfúziológia	Kliininen hematologia / Klinisk hematologi	Hematologi	Haematology	Αιµατoλoγία	Αιµατολογία
`healthcare:speciality=hepatology`	Hepatology
`healthcare:speciality=immunology`	Immunology		Alergologie a klinická imunologie	Klinisk immunologi			Immunología		Immunology (clinical and laboratory)		Imunoloģija		Immunologie	Allergológia és klinikai immunológia	Immunoloġija		Immunologie	Immunologia kliniczna			Klinická imunológia a alergológia		Klinisk immunologi	Immunology		Ανοσολογία
`healthcare:speciality=infectious_diseases`	Communicable diseases		Infekční lékařství	Infektionsmedicin		Infektsioonhaigused			Infectious diseases	Malattie infettive	Infektoloģija	Infektologija	Maladies contagieuses	Infektológia	Mard Infettiv			Choroby zakaźne	Infecciologia	Infektologija	Infektológia	Infektiosairaudet / Infektionssjukdomar	Infektionssjukdomar	Infectious diseases		Λοιµώδη Νοσήµατα
`healthcare:speciality=intensive`	Intensive-care medicine
`healthcare:speciality=internal`	General (internal) medicine	Médecine interne / Inwendige geneeskunde	Vnitřní lékařství	Intern medicin	Innere Medizin	Sisehaigused	Medicina interna	Médecine interne	General medicine	Medicin ainterna	Internā medicīna	Vidaus ligos	Médecine interne	Belgyógyászat	Mediċina Interna	Interne geneeskunde	Innere Medizin	Choroby wewnętrzne	Medicina interna	Interna medicina	Vnútorné lekárstvo	Sisätaudit / Inre medicin	Internmedicin	General(internal)medicine	Παθoλoγία	Παθoλoγία
`healthcare:speciality=maxillofacial_surgery`	Maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical training)		Maxilofaciální chirurgie				Cirugía oral ym axilofacial	Chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie		Chirurgia maxillo-facciale	Mutes, sejas un žokļu ķirurģija	Veido ir žandikaulių chirurgija	Chirurgie maxillo-faciale	Szájsebészet			Mund- Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie	Chirurgia szczekowo-twarzowa	Cirurgia maxilo-facial	Maxilofaciálna kirurgija	Maxilofaciálna chirurgia
`healthcare:speciality=microbiology`	Microbiology-bacteriology		Lékařská mikrobiologie	Klinisk mikrobiologi	Mikrobiologie (Virologie) und Infektionsepidemiologie		Microbiología y parasitología		Microbiology	Microbiologia e virologia	Mikrobioloģija		Microbiologie	Orvosi mikrobiológia	Mikrobijoloġija	Medische microbiologie	Hygiene und Mikrobiologie	Mikrobiologia lekarska		Klinična mikrobiologija	Klinická mikrobiológia	Kliininen mikrobiologia / Klinisk mikrobiologi	Klinisk bakteriologi	Medical microbiology and virology	1.Iατρική Βιoπαθoλoγία 2.Μικρoβιoλoγία	Μικροβιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=nephrology`	Renal diseases		Nefrologie	Nefrologi eller medicinske nyresygdomme	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Nephrologie	Nefroloogia	Nefrología	Néphrologie	Nephrology	Nefrologia	Nefroloģija	Nefrologija	Néphrologie	Nefrológia	Nefroloġija			Nefrologia	Nefrologia	Nefrologija	Nefrológia	Nefrologia / Nefrologi	Medicinska njursjukdomar (nefrologi)	Renal medicine	Νεφρoλoγία	Νεφρολογία
`healthcare:speciality=neurology`	Neurology	Neurologie	Neurologie	Neurologi eller medicinske nervesygdomme	Neurologie	Neuroloogia	Neurología	Neurologie	Neurology	Neurologia	Neiroloģija	Neurologija	Neurologie	Neurológia	Newroloġija	Neurologie	Neurologie	Neurologia	Neurologia	Nevrologija	Neurológia	Neurologia / Neurologi	Neurologi	Neurology	Νευρoλoγία	Νευρολογία
`healthcare:speciality=neurophysiology`	Clinical neurophysiology			Klinisk neurofysiologi			Neurofisiología clínica		Clinical neurophysiology						Newrofiżjoloġija Klinika							Kliininen neurofysiologia / Klinisk neurofysiologi	Klinisk neurofysiologi	Clinical neurophysiology
`healthcare:speciality=neuropsychiatry`	Neuropsychiatry	Neuropsychiatrie			Nervenheilkunde (Neurologie und Psychiatrie)			Neuropsychiatrie		Neuropsichiatria			Neuropsychiatrie			Zenuw- en zielsziekten	Neurologie und Psychiatrie				Neuropsychiatria				Νευρoλoγία —Ψυχιατρική	Νευρολογία —Ψυχιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=neurosurgery`	Neurological surgery	Neurochirurgie	Neurochirurgie	Neurokirurgi eller kirurgiske nervesygdomme	Neurochirurgie	Neurokirurgia	Neurocirugía	Neurochirurgie	Neurosurgery	Neurochirurgia	Neiroķirurģija	Neurochirurgija	Neurochirurgie	Idegsebészet	Newrokirurġija	Neurochirurgie	Neurochirurgie	Neurochirurgia	Neurocirurgia	Nevrokirurgija	Neurochirurgia	Neurokirurgia / Neurokirurgi	Neurokirurgi	Neurosurgery	Νευρoχειρoυργική	Νευροχειρουργική
`healthcare:speciality=nuclear`	Nuclear medicine	Médecine nucléaire / Nucleaire geneeskunde	Nukleární medicína	Klinisk fysiologi og nuklearmedicin	Nuklearmedizin		Medicina nuclear	Médecine nucléaire		Medicina nucleare			Médecine nucléaire	Nukleáris medicina (izotóp diagnosztika)	MediċinaNukleari	Nucleaire geneeskunde	Nuklearmedizin	Medycyna nuklearna	Medicinanuclear	Nuklearna medicina	Nukleárna medicína	Kliininen fysiologia ja isotooppilääketiede / Klinisk fysiologi och nukleärmedicin	Nukleärmedicin	Nuclear medicine	Πυρηvική Iατρική	Πυρηνική Ιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=occupational`	Occupational medicine	Médecine du travail / Arbeidsgeneeskunde	Pracovní lékařství	Arbejdsmedicin	Arbeitsmedizin		Medicina del trabajo	Médecine du travail	Occupational medicine	Medicina del lavoro	Arodslimības	Darbo medicina	Médecine du travail	Foglalkozás-orvostan (üzemorvostan)	Mediċina Okkupazzjonali	—Arbeid en gezondheid, bedrijfsgeneeskunde —Arbeid en gezondheid, verzekeringsgeneeskunde	Arbeits- und Betriebsmedizin	Medycyna pracy	Medicina do trabalho	Medicina dela, prometa in športa	Pracovné lekárstvo	Työterveyshuolto / Företagshälsovård	Yrkes- och miljömedicin	Occupational medicine	Iατρική της Εργασίας	Ιατρική της Εργασίας
`healthcare:speciality=oncology`	Oncology
`healthcare:speciality=ophthalmology`	Ophthalmology	Ophtalmologie / Oftalmologie	Oftalmologie	Oftalmologi eller øjensygdomme	Augenheilkunde	Oftalmoloogia	Oftalmología	Ophtalmologie	Ophthalmic surgery	Oftalmologia	Oftalmoloģija	Oftalmologija	Ophtalmologie	Szemészet	Oftalmoloġija	Oogheelkunde	Augenheilkunde und Optometrie	Okulistyka	Oftalmologia	Oftalmologija	Oftalmológia	Silmätaudit / Ögonsjukdomar	Ögonsjukdomar (oftalmologi)	Ophthalmology	Οφθαλµoλoγία	Οφθαλµολογία
`healthcare:speciality=orthopaedics`	Orthopaedics	Chirurgie orthopédique / Orthopedische heelkunde	Ortopedie	Ortopædisk kirurgi	Orthopädie (und Unfallchirurgie)	Ortopeedia	Cirugía ortopédica y traumatología	Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie	Trauma and orthopaedic surgery	Ortopedia e traumatologia	Traumatoloģija un ortopēdija	Ortopedija traumatologija	Orthopédie	Ortopédia	Kirurġija Ortopedika	Orthopedie	Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie	Ortopedia i traumatologia narządu ruchu	Ortopedia	Ortopedska kirurgija	Ortopédia	Ortopedia ja traumatologia / Ortopedi och traumatologi	Ortopedi	Trauma and orthopaedic surgery	Ορθoπεδική	Ορθοπεδική
`healthcare:speciality=otolaryngology`	Otorhinolaryngology	Oto-rhino-laryngologie / Otorhinolaryngologie	Otorinolaryngologie	Oto-rhino-laryngologi eller øre-næse-halssygdomme	Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde	Otorinolarüngoloogia	Otorrinolaringología	Oto-rhino-laryngologie	Otolaryngology	Otorinolaringoiatria	Otolaringoloģija	Otorinolaringologija	Oto-rhino-laryngologie	Fül-orr-gégegyógyászat	Otorinolaringoloġija	Keel-, neus- en oorheelkunde	Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten	Otorynolaryngologia	Otorrinolaringologia	Otorinolaringológija	Otorinolaryngológia	Korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutaudit / Öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar	Öron-, näs- och halssjukdomar (oto-rhino-laryngologi)	Otolaryngology	Ωτoριvoλαρυγγoλoγία	Ωτορινολαρυγγολογία
`healthcare:speciality=paediatric_surgery`	Paediatric surgery		Dětská chirurgie		Kinderchirurgie	Lastekirurgia	Cirugía pediátrica	Chirurgie infantile	Paediatric surgery	Chirurgia pediatrica	Bērnu ķirurģija	Vaikų chirurgija	Chirurgie pédiatrique	Gyermeksebészet	Kirurgija Pedjatrika		Kinderchirurgie	Chirurgia dziecięca	Cirurgia pediátrica		Detská chirurgia	Lastenkirurgia / Barnkirurgi	Barn- och ungdomskirurgi	Paediatric surgery	Χειρoυργική Παίδωv	Χειρουργική Παίδων
`healthcare:speciality=paediatrics`	Paediatrics	Pédiatrie / Pediatrie	Dětské lékařství	Pædiatri eller sygdomme hos børn	Kinder- und Jugendmedizin	Pediaatria	Pediatría y sus árease specíficas	Pédiatrie	Paediatrics	Pédiatria	Pediatrija	Vaikųligos	Pédiatrie	Csecsemő- és gyermekgyógyászat	Pedjatrija	Kindergeneeskunde	Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde	Pediatria	Pediatria	Pediatrija	Pediatria	Lastentaudit / Barnsjukdomar	Barn- och ungdomsmedicin	Paediatrics	Παιδιατρική	Παιδιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=palliative`	Palliative care
`healthcare:speciality=pathology`	Pathological anatomy	Anatomie pathologique / Pathologische anatomie	Patologická anatomie	Patologisk anatomi eller vævs- og celleundersøgelser	Pathologie	Patoloogia	Anatomía patológica	Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques	Morbid anatomy and histopathology	Anatomia patologica	Patoloģija	Patologija	Anatomie pathologique	Patológia	Istopatoloġija	Pathologie	Pathologie	Patomorfologia	Anatomia patologica	Anatomska patologija in citopatologija	Patologická anatómia	Patologia / Patologi	Klinisk patologi	Histopathology	Παθoλoγική Αvατoµική	Παθολογοανατοµία —Ιστολογία
`healthcare:speciality=pharmacology`	Pharmacology		Klinická farmakologie	Klinisk farmakologi	Pharmakologie und Toxikologie		Farmacología clínica		Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics	Farmacologia				Klinikai farmakológia	Farmakoloġija Klinika u t-Terapewtika		Pharmakologie und Toxikologie	Farmakologia kliniczna			Klinická farmakológia	Kliininen farmakologia ja lääkehoito / Klinisk farmakologi och läkemedelsbehandling	Kliniskfarmakologi	Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
`healthcare:speciality=physiatry`	Physical medicine and rehabilitation	Médecine physique et réadaptation / Fysische geneeskunde en revalidatie	Rehabilitační a fyzikální medicína		Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin	Taastusravi ja füsiaatria	Medicina física y rehabilitación	Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles		Medicina fisica e riabilitazione	Rehabilitoloģija Fiziskā rehabilitācija Fizikālā medicīna	Fizinė medicina ir reabilitacija	Rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelles	Fizioterápia		Revalidatiegeneeskunde	Physikalische Medizin	Rehabilitacja medyczna	Fisiatria ou Medicina física e de reabilitação	Fizikalna in rehabilitacijska medicina	Fyziatria, balneológia a liečebná rehabilitácia	Fysiatria / Fysiatri	Rehabiliteringsmedicin		Φυσική Iατρική και Απoκατάσταση	Φυσική Ιατρική και Αποκατάσταση
`healthcare:speciality=plastic_surgery`	Plastic surgery	Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique / Plastische, reconstructieve en esthetische heelkunde	Plastická chirurgie	Plastikkirurgi	Plastische (und Ästhetische) Chirurgie	Plastika- ja rekonstruktiivkirurgia	Cirugía plástica, estética y reparadora	Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique	Plastic surgery	Chirurgia plastica e ricostruttiva	Plastiskā ķirurģija	Plastinė ir rekonstrukcinė chirurgija	Chirurgie plastique	Plasztikai (égési) sebészet	Kirurġija Plastika	Plastische Chirurgie	Plastische Chirurgie	Chirurgia plastyczna	Cirurgia plástica e reconstrutiva	Plastična, rekonstrukcijska in estetska kirurgija	Plastická chirurgia	Plastiikkakirurgia / Plastikkirurgi	Plastikkirurgi	Plastic surgery	Πλαστική Χειρoυργική	Πλαστική Χειρουργική
`healthcare:speciality=proctology`	Colorectal surgery
`healthcare:speciality=psychiatry`	Psychiatry	Psychiatrie de l'adulte / Volwassen psychiatrie	Psychiatrie	Psykiatri	Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie	Psühhiaatria	Psiquiatría	Psychiatrie	Psychiatry	Psichiatria	Psihiatrija	Psichiatrija	Psychiatrie	Pszichiátria	Psikjatrija	Psychiatrie	Psychiatrie	Psychiatria	Psiquiatria	Psihiatrija	Psychiatria	Psykiatria / Psykiatri	Psykiatri	General psychiatry	Ψυχιατρική	Ψυχιατρική
`healthcare:speciality=pulmonology`	Respiratory medicine	Pneumologie	Tuberkulóza a respirační nemoci	Medicinske lungesygdomme	Pneumologie	Pulmonoloogia	Neumología	Pneumologie	Respiratory medicine	Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio	Ftiziopneimonoloģija	Pulmonologija	Pneumologie	Tüdőgyógyászat	Mediċina Respiratorja	Longziekten en tuberculose	Lungenkrankheiten	Choroby płuc	Pneumologia	Pnevmologija	Pneumológia a ftizeológia	Keuhkosairaudet ja allergologia / Lungsjukdomar och allergologi	Lungsjukdomar(pneumologi)	Respiratorymedicine	Φυµατιoλoγία- Πvευµovoλoγία	Πνευµονολογία — Φυµατιολογία
`healthcare:speciality=radiology`	Radiology				Radiologie		Electrorradiología	Electro-radiologie	Radiology	Radiologia			Électroradiologie	Radiológia		Radiologie	Radiologie		Radiologia						Ακτιvoλoγία —Ραδιoλoγία
`healthcare:speciality=radiotherapy`	Radiotherapy	Radiothérapie-oncologie / Radiotherapie-oncologie	Radiační onkologie	Onkologi	Strahlentherapie	Onkoloogia	Oncología radioterápica	Oncologie radiothérapique	Radiation oncology	Radioterapia	Terapeitiskā radioloģija	Onkologija radioterapija	Radiothérapie	Sugárterápia	Onkoloġija u Radjoterapija	Radiotherapie	Strahlentherapie - Radioonkologie	Radioterapia onkologiczna	Radioterapia	Radioterapija in onkologija	Radiačná onkológia	Syöpätaudit / Cancersjukdomar	Tumörsjukdomar (allmän onkologi)	Clinical oncology	Ακτιvoθεραπευτική — Ογκολογία	Ακτινοθεραπευτική Ογκολογία
`healthcare:speciality=rheumatology`	Rheumatology	Rhumathologie / reumatologie	Revmatologie	Reumatologi	Innere Medizin und Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie	Reumatoloogia	Reumatología	Rhumatologie	Rheumatology	Reumatologia	Reimatoloģija	Reumatologija	Rhumatologie	Reumatológia	Rewmatoloġija	Reumatologie		Reumatologia	Reumatologia		Reumatológia	Reumatologia / Reumatologi	Reumatologi	Rheumatology	Ρευµατoλoγία	Ρευµατολογία
`healthcare:speciality=stomatology`	Stomatology						Estomatología	Stomatologie		Odontostomatologia			Stomatologie						Estomatologia
`healthcare:speciality=surgery`	General surgery	Chirurgie / Heelkunde	Chirurgie	Kirurgi elsler kirurgiske sygdomme	(Allgemeine) Chirurgie	Üldkirurgia	Cirugía general y del aparato digestivo	Chirurgie générale	General surgery	Chirurgia generale	Ķirurģija	Chirurgija	Chirurgie générale	Sebészet	Kirurġija Ġenerali	Heelkunde	Chirurgie	Chirurgia ogólna	Cirurgia geral	Splošna kirurgija	Chirurgia	Yleiskirurgia / Allmän kirurgi	Kirurgi	General surgery	Χειρoυργική	Γενική Χειρουργική
`healthcare:speciality=surgical_oncology`	Surgical oncology
`healthcare:speciality=thoracic_surgery`	Thoracic surgery	Chirurgie thoracique / Heelkunde op de thorax	Kardiochirurgie	Thoraxkirurgi eller brysthulens kirurgiske sygdomme	Thoraxchirurgie	Torakaalkirurgia	Cirugía torácica	Chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire	Thoracic surgery	Chirurgia toracica; Cardiochirurgia	Torakālā ķirurģija	Krūtinės chirurgija	Chirurgie thoracique	Mellkassebészet	Kirurġija Kardjo-Toraċika	Cardio-thoracale chirurgie		Chirurgia klatki piersiowej	Cirurgia cardiotorácica	Torakalna kirurgija	Hrudníková chirurgia	Sydän-ja rintaelinkirurgia / Hjärt- och thoraxkirurgi	Thoraxkirurgi	Cardo-thoracic surgery	Χειρουργική Θώρακος	Χειρουργική Θώρακος
`healthcare:speciality=transplant`	Transplant surgery
`healthcare:speciality=trauma`	Trauma surgery
`healthcare:speciality=tropical`	Tropical medicine								Tropical medicine	Medicina tropicale				Trópusi betegségek			Spezifische Prophylaxe und Tropenhygiene	Medycyna transportu	Medicina tropical		Tropická medicína			Tropical medicine
`healthcare:speciality=urology`	Urology	Urologie	Urologie	Urologi eller urinvejenes kirurgiske sygdomme	Urologie	Uroloogia	Urología	Urologie	Urology	Urologia	Uroloģija	Urologija	Urologie	Urológia	Uroloġija	Urologie	Urologie	Urologia	Urologia	Urologija	Urológia	Urologia / Urologi	Urologi	Urology	Ουρoλoγία	Ουρολογία
`healthcare:speciality=vascular_surgery`	Vascular surgery	Chirurgie des vaisseaux / Bloedvatenheelkunde	Cévníchirurgie	Karkirurgi eller kirurgiske blodkarsygdomme	Gefäßchirurgie	Kardiovaskulaarkirurgia	Angiología y cirugía vascular	Chirurgie vasculaire		Chirurgia vascolare	Asinsvadu ķirurģija	Kraujagyslių chirurgija	Chirurgie vasculaire	Érsebészet	Kirurġija Vaskolari			Chirurgia naczyniowa	Cirurgia vascular	Kardiovaskularna kirurgija	Cievna chirurgia	Verisuonikirurgia / Kärlkirurgi			Αγγειoχειρoυργική	Χειρουργική Αγγείων
`healthcare:speciality=venereology`	Venereology								Genito-urinary medicine						Mediċina Uro-ġenetali									Genito-urinary medicine

Specialities for `healthcare=clinic`

value	description
`healthcare:speciality=abortion`	abortion clinic
`healthcare:speciality=fertility`	fertility clinic

Specialities for `healthcare=psychotherapist`

Different schools and approaches of psychotherapy may be tagged using healthcare:speciality=*. May also be used for healthcare=doctor and other healthcare=*.

value	description
`healthcare:speciality=behavior`	behavior oriented psychotherapy
`healthcare:speciality=body`	body oriented psychotherapy
`healthcare:speciality=depth`	psychotherapy based on depth psychology, e.g. Psychoanalysis
`healthcare:speciality=humanistic`	psychotherapy based on humanistic psychology
`healthcare:speciality=other`	psychotherapy that does not fit into the other categories, e.g. art therapy
`healthcare:speciality=systemic`	systemic therapy

Specialities for `healthcare=alternative`

May also be used for healthcare=doctor and other healthcare=*.

value	description
`healthcare:speciality=acupuncture`	acupuncture
`healthcare:speciality=anthroposophical`	anthroposophical medicine
`healthcare:speciality=applied_kinesiology`	applied kinesiology
`healthcare:speciality=aromatherapy`	aromatherapy
`healthcare:speciality=ayurveda`	Ayurveda
`healthcare:speciality=chiropractic`	chiropractic
`healthcare:speciality=herbalism`	herbalism
`healthcare:speciality=homeopathy`	Homeopathy
`healthcare:speciality=hydrotherapy`	hydrotherapy
`healthcare:speciality=naturopathy`	naturopathy
`healthcare:speciality=osteopathy`	Osteopathy
`healthcare:speciality=reiki`	Reiki
`healthcare:speciality=shiatsu`	Shiatsu
`healthcare:speciality=traditional_chinese_medicine`	traditional Chinese medicine
`healthcare:speciality=tuina`	tuī ná
`healthcare:speciality=unani`	Unani

Rendering

Because of the very essential importance of this new feature, we would like to you decide for a representative icon, too. There are a few symbols representing healthcare around the world:

symbol	area	comment
red cross	europe	Well known, might be missinterpreted as `emergency=*`
red crescent	east	Not very well known
Rod of Asclepius	US	Very common in western countries. May be too complex for derived icon families.
Star of life	US	Might be to complex for derived icon families; might be missinterpreted as `emergency=*`

Please vote below in the vote section additionally for an icon!

Voting

Please add your votes below using

{{vote|yes}},{{vote|no}}

. We would be glad if you would write your concerns here or on the talk page for later improvements.

pro

Please vote for the icon below, too!

I approve this proposal. --!i! 10:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Atalanttore 12:46, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Jstein 12:07, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --WolfgangH 20:21, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Reclus 00:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Bangla 07:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Landwirt 07:52, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Hobby Navigator 10:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --S.A.L. 11:19, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --MetiorErgoSum 13:20, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Errt 16:45, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Hawke 22:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Holger-erf 15:43, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Heinz 20:10, 2 November 2010 (UTC) I read all the objections, anyway I vote yes
I approve this proposal. Sean Horgan 22:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. Rodolphe Quiédeville 19:56, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --vsandre 09:07, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Sebastian Reichel 11:39, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Okilimu 21:31, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Michi 21:49, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Georg V. 17:55, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Pfr 13:08, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. -- Al3xius 10:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Pobice 12:59, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Fortress 17:52, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. ----dedNikifor 18:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Ilis 18:51, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Supaiku 18:58, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Loir 19:10, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Lupin-de-mid 21:58, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --DJTerentjev 23:24, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --VikDD 03:46, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Surly 04:34, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Digy 08:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Spielkind 11:10, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Xapitoun 15:07, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --luch86 19:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --pankdm 23:24, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --marek kleciak 12:47, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --JPMeijers 16:29, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --Chip Chef 08:46, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
I approve this proposal. --KaChing_Cacher 21:02, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

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against

I oppose this proposal. Joto 18:48, 30 October 2010 (BST) -- "specialty" is much too generic a term. At least use "heathcare_speciality" or "medical_specialty" or something like it.

Hi Jochen. So what is the problem exactly? If we make a specific healthcare_speciality=* the same tag can't be reused for other keys and it is very long :( --!i! 20:45, 30 October 2010 (BST)

It can't be reused for other tags, because there is no common values here. Don't mingle different things, its confusing. Say you look at a list of values for the "specialty" tag: Ok, there are 10.000 "heart", 8.000 "beef", 5.000 "surgery", and 4.000 "antiques". What? Lets say you have a doctor with specialty=heart and a restaurant with specialty=burger on the same node. Doesn't work. And even if that is discouraged, it makes it harder to work with. Want to find all speciality doctors? You have to always take two tags into account instead of just one. And long tags are good, because they are self-descriptive. Joto 08:30, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Well ok but I'm still not sure if a prefix will solve this problem cause so everybody interested in all details of this key has to know what exact key is used for further details. And yes they are self-descriptive but there are even users that have to enter it by hand and that have to keep the name of the tag in mind. Of course there are absolutly pros in your idea, I guess it is a problem on a higher more general level of the OSM tagging system. --!i! 08:58, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

After a discussion we added your request to a healthcare:speaciality=* to make this tag more key specific.--!i! 14:27, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Why would you want to put a doctor and a restaurant in the same node? --Fkv 09:45, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal. Chris66 The keys amenity=hospital amenity=doctors and amenity=dentist are well established and widely used. They should not be replaced by another tag --chris66 10:04, 01 November 2010 (UTC)

Why do they have to stay this way? We thinking about a soft migration and we hope the pros like more detailed infos and a seperate key space healthcare=* will improve the design of the OSM data model. Isn't it in the nature of a wiki like project to reinvent something when it lacks something? --!i! 17:24, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

~~I oppose this proposal. as far as amenity=pharmacy is concerned --Ulfm 15:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)~~

Due to the critics of multiple users, we changed our proposal and removed the shop=pharmacy part cause it isn't the central point of this proposal. We accept that this need still further discussions--!i! 16:52, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal. This proposal should be extensible and more generic, for example it does not integrate medical amenities or support other medicinal systems as the western. More specific specialities schould be added as a subkey of speciality=*. I am working on a version which address these shortcomings. --Fabi2 21:38, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Hm? Why not? This proposal can be easily extented with other medical systems. Just add a new healthcare value S.A.L. 11:18, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

No. There are facilities, which use more the one medicinal system and may have different specialities for each one. Where speciality=* then belongs to? How to discriminate a personon e.g. therapist from a multi therapy facility? --Fabi2 21:55, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The problem is that you can not add such a tag afterwards, why you don't know to which medicinal system the data belongs to. Evene when now some thigs are emergency fixed, this proposal has no clear scheme for complex medical map objects. --Fabi2 21:26, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

You are right and we talked a lot on the talk page before the vote Fabian. This proposal is planned as a next step to allow the users to add the most common medical institutions. Yes there is a lack on defining the medical system but for keeping the model (actually) easy to the mappers we decided in this simple scheme of 'normal' and 'alternative' medcine which isn't perfect in every way. As you can read below other mappers are already unhappy with the current level of detail --!i!

09:25, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal. the correct translation for "arzt" is not "doctor". this is an academical title. The correct translation is "physican".--CMartin 12:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, you are right. healthcare=physician was in fact our first choice, but it is AE. In OSM we use BE. The alternatives would be "general practitioner" (Hausarzt) or "medical practitioner". For simplicity we chose the colloquial term "doctor" that is not 100% correct. Please use the discussion page for further discussion. --Reclus 12:54, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal, as this proposal does not support places with multiple specialities. The majority of doctors offices in Brazil have multiple specialities, such as gynicologi, pediatri, traumatology can be in the same office. Instead of the key healthcare:speciality=gynicology;pediatri;traumatology it should be done with separate tags, i.e. healthcare:gynicology=yes, healthcare:pediatri=yes, healthcare:traumatology=yes .... --Skippern 16:36, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

AFAIK this is a misunderstanding. This proposal supports this kind your style of listing that is very common in the OSM data model. Please have a look at the header lines at #Specialities of medical practitioners or other medical facilities. --!i! 16:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

My reason for opposing the proposal was clearly written. The reason is both for editors, and for searching, and allow for a much more dynamic data model. Basically all the values you have listed as healthcare:specialities can be combined in any way, making x^n different values to the tag, while a healthcare:<speciality of choise>=yes/no can be used both to indicate positive (they have this speciality) and a negative (they definitely does not have this speciality) and further values can also with time be of interest such as days of week (healthcare:radiology=monday,wednesday,friday indicating no radiology on tuesdays and thursdays). Your proposal is too complicated and static, you need to make it more dynamic. --Skippern 17:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Please let's continue the discussion at Talk:Proposed features/Healthcare#To complicated and static to keep this list clean --!i! 17:20, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal. Von der Sache her recht gut, aber etwas zuviel des Guten. Die Features sprechen wohl eher studierte Mediziner an als denn den normalen Karten-Benutzer an. Vieles läßt sich einfacher und verständlicher z.B. über den offenen Tag name=* definieren. Leider kann man nur das Gesamtpaket voten, schade! -- --R-michael 16:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, sry but this is how the proposal process works... .
You say it's to complicated. Well yes the medcine and the distinguish of different types is complexe. To avoid mistakes we decided to work on the EU reference and so we got this professional terms. A few lines above other users say we had to use even more professional english terms that are even more unknown for example in Germany. But you have to keep in mind that it is described in every language so IMHO easy to find what you are looking for. Later it will become part of the editors and so nice to add via a edit form. The problem with your suggestion of a name field is that this is bad understandable to computers :( --!i! 16:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I oppose this proposal. Don't "clean up" the amenity namespace by creating more keys. This only makes tags harder to learn - the categories expressed by the keys are arbitrary and need to be looked up/memorized along with the values. Instead, you should use a generic key and use documentation, rather than data model features (for example lists) to help people find them. Proper categorization is application-dependent and should not be hardcoded into the data model. --Tordanik 09:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes there are the two major lines if you should use seperate namespaces or not. We decedid so to group things togehter (hospitals, pharmacies, ...) and yes we believe that we should keep the amenity=* key should be used for real general infrastructure but not for things that belongs together. But you are right this might become a problem by conflicts with other namespaces e.g. social_facility=*. --!i!

10:52, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Since you're a member of the Wiki team, would you mind moving all this discussion junk to the discussion page, mine below included? Thanks! --achadwick

I oppose this proposal. I like some of the principle but I'm voting no because I think it's badly constructed, will be inflexible in practice, and would be annoyingly fiddly to implement. Rather than working with existing usage, it replaces the well-established amenity=doctors, amenity=hospital and amenity=dentist without there being a real need. You talk about a soft migration, but this entire proposal encourages bot edits. Horribly, it throws every sort of healthcare conceivable into the same pudding regardless of physical scale, civic or national importance or whether the modalities even work, which makes creating any sort of sensible map a tangled mess of additional, duplicate style rules to catch all the cross-cutting requirements. It doesn't even respect its own established usage (usage dictates physician, but proposal says doctor, for example!). It makes use of loathsome semicolon;separated;lists for multiple specialisms which existing systems generally do not parse: ⚘please please please⚘ follow the foo:bar=yes/no/whatever pattern established by amenity=fuel or amenity=recycling instead: this would permit sub-specialities as well as simple yes/no values. --achadwick 15:16, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Icon

Please note, your vote here is just a indice for a suggestion to the render stylists. This doesn't enforce anybody to use exactly this symbol.
Please add a '+' after your favourite:

red cross	+++++++++++++
red crescent
Rod of Asclepius	++++++++++++
Star of life	+++

Aren't things like the red cross a trademark of the red cross and medical places need to use a green cross? -- JohnSmith 03:09, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi John, well there are a few restrictmens on the symbol just to avoid it in war (e.g. stealth sabotage teams protected by the symbol). I don't see further copyright problems [4] --!i!

10:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

I voted for the red cross but what about the Red Crystal instead? This would solve any eventual future religious debate (I'm aware the red cross has nothing to do with religion, but you know....). -- Al3xius 20:26, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh ok I didn't knew it before. But I guess it's not very widely used? Well this vote is for helping the style designers to pick up the right icon. Currently there is neither a religious nor political debate right here. It seems to be usefull to take a choice of red cross (i guess mostly europe) and RoA (mostly US?) --!i!

20:40, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Red cross and Red crescent have both a religious reference. Neither of them are trademarks in the meaning of trade. Both of them are internationally recognized symbols. Both of them have conditions on use (i.e. can not be used to protect non-health personel inside a war-zone). Red cross is mainly used by healthworkers in christian countries, while the red crescent do the same in muslim countries. In my opinion should Rod of Asclepius or Star of Life rather be used in OSM connections, as these symbols are religion indebendent (though I believe these have other restrictions of usage, isn't Star of Life a trademark?) --Skippern 13:22, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

There is some kind of trade restriction on the red cross in the US because of Johnson and Johnson -- JohnSmith 00:13, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Can you explain it please for non-US people, John? --!i!

12:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Resolved, but this is still basically an international-level symbol which you're proposing to use as the default for mostly-local stuff. My vote is for the Rod of Asclepius as you probably already know. The Star of Life looks too much like an emergency vehicle symbol to me. --achadwick 15:31, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not a US person, but the history of the red cross symbol is pretty long and boring, if you want to read up on it see wikipedia -- JohnSmith 16:08, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Proposal:Healthcare (2010)

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healthcare versus amenity