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Is Hospital

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a hospital in the IDV vendor line-of-business details. In this path, the field marks the vendor classification rather than describing the contract action itself.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital
Title
Is Hospital
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isHospital
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a hospital in the IDV vendor line-of-business details. In this path, the field marks the vendor classification rather than describing the contract action itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify obligations tied to healthcare providers, compare contracting activity involving hospitals versus other vendor types, and support spend, competition, and compliance reviews in the health sector. It is useful when segmenting awards by provider type or assessing exposure to institutional medical suppliers.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isHospital
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isHospital' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter IDV vendors classified as hospitals
  • Segment healthcare-related procurement by vendor type
  • Support compliance or market-analysis reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as contract performance or facility ownership
  • Assuming coding is standardized without checking the extract values

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate hospital vendors, but first verify the actual coding scheme in your extract. Example pattern: WHERE isHospital IN (1, '1', 'Y', 'true') after confirming observed values; join to vendor or IDV tables only when you need award-level context.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital AS is_hospital
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHospital IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.