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Bucksport Regional Health Center

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2024
8,796patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
6/13at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2024
Location
Bucksport, ME 04416
Grant number
H80CS00591
Project director
Carol M Carew

Who this health center serves · 2024

The population behind the quality numbers — from this center's HRSA UDS report.

4%uninsured
22%on Medicaid
32%at/below 200% poverty
0%best served in another language
6%racial/ethnic minority
11%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 105 experiencing homelessness
  • 64 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 577 veterans
  • 6,104 public-housing residents

7 delivery sites · 38,239 patient visits in 2024.

Clinical quality measures · 2024

Self-reported to HRSA on the Uniform Data System (UDS) — covers all the center's patients, every payer. "National median" and percentile are vs all health centers reporting the measure (denominator ≥ 30). How UDS differs from other programs →

Cancer screening

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Cervical cancer screening 49.6% 51.3% Below median · 47th
Breast cancer screening 69.8% 52.3% Top quartile · 90th
Colorectal cancer screening 58.1% 40.5% Top quartile · 88th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 78.2% 66.2% Top 10% · 91th pctile
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 14.5% 27.2% Top 10% · 97th pctile
Statin therapy 71.5% 78.1% Bottom quartile · 20th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 80.4% 75.7% Above median · 67th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 71.7% 75.3% Below median · 43th
Depression remission 8.6% 12.7% Below median · 33th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization · small n 0.0% 28.4% n=null
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 60.0% 68.5% Below median · 39th
Child BMI counseling 69.4% 73.5% Below median · 44th
Tobacco screening & cessation 91.8% 85.7% Above median · 73th
HIV screening 4.0% 47.0% Bottom quartile · 2th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) · small n 0.0% 6.3% n=21

HRSA quality recognition

Health Center Quality awards, 2021–2024. Quality Leader = top 10/20/30% nationally on clinical quality; National Quality Leader = best-in-class on a clinical domain.

★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2023
Access Enhancer2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2021
Advancing Health IT for Quality2021

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Source: HRSA Uniform Data System 2024 (H80 / look-alike file); population context from the same UDS report. US-government public domain, republished with provenance. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections are published, not buried.