Tag:healthcare=alternative
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A facility where alternative or complementary medicine is practiced: e.g. acupuncture, chiropractic, naturopathy, etc. ![]() |
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The tag healthcare=alternative
is used to map a facility for alternative medicine, also known as complementary medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine, natural medicine, etc.
This tag is used to map a facility where alternative or complementary medicine services are provided by a practictioner who is not a nurse or physician. Examples include acupuncture, chiropractic, naturopathy, physiatry, traditional Chinese medicine, etc.
How to map
Set a node placed at the centrepoint of the facility, or draw as an area
drawn around the perimeter.
Add healthcare=alternative
and the name=*
, if there is a commonly used name.
healthcare:speciality=*
can be added to specify the kind of alternative healthcare specialty which is practiced at the feature:
e.g. healthcare:speciality=chiropractic
, healthcare:speciality=acupuncture
, healthcare:speciality=naturopathy
, healthcare:speciality=traditional_chinese_medicine
- see a longer list of proposed values at Specialities for healthcare=alternative
Tags to use in combination
addr:*=*
- Addressphone=*
/contact:phone=*
- A telephone number associated with the object. Use +CC XXX XXX XXX format, where CC is a country codewebsite=*
/contact:website=*
- Specifies the link to the official website for a featureopening_hours=*
- Describes when something is open or closed in a standard formatoperator=*
- Сompany, corporation, person or any other entity who is directly in charge of the current operation of a map objectwheelchair=*
- Indicate if a special place can be used with wheelchairs Show/edit corresponding data item
See also
healthcare=counselling
- A facility where health counselling is provided, e.g. dietitian, nutrition, addictionhealthcare=midwife
- A facility where healthcare is provided by a midwife, a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirthamenity=health_post
- tag for a health facility without a nurse or physicianamenity=doctors
oramenity=clinic
- outpatient medical facilities where a physician (medical doctor) is available.healthcare=nurse
- A facility where a trained health professional (nurse) provides healthcare, who is not a physicianamenity=social_facility
- A facility that provides social servicesshop=esoteric
- A shop selling esoteric paraphernalia such as crystals, pendants, books, incense, oils, etc.
External links
- Alternative medicine on Wikipedia