Add Caresite Class to Biolink Model

[Febydas]

I would like to propose the addition of a new class, Caresite, to the Biolink Model. This class would represent care delivery sites (e.g., hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare facilities) and provide a standardized way to capture site-specific information.

Proposed Class:

Name: Caresite

Attributes:

care_site_id: A unique identifier for the care site

care_site_name: A human-readable name of the care site

Rationale / Use Case:

Many healthcare and clinical datasets include references to the care site where data was collected or healthcare was provided.

Having a dedicated Caresite class would improve interoperability when mapping healthcare data (e.g., OMOP CDM or similar) to Biolink.

It will support use cases in clinical research, health systems analysis, and epidemiology where location of care delivery is an important dimension.

Questions for Discussion:

Should Caresite be a standalone top-level class, or should it be modeled as a subclass of an existing entity (e.g., AdministrativeEntity, HealthcareRelatedOrganization)?

Are there additional attributes (such as address, type of care site, or parent organization) that should be included at this stage?

References:

OMOP CDM includes a care_site table with similar attributes, which could serve as a basis for alignment.