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Southwest Community Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
29,075patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
11/14at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Grant number
H80CS00613
Project director
Mollie Melbourne

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

24%uninsured
56%on Medicaid
59%at/below 200% poverty
43%best served in another language
92%racial/ethnic minority
31%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 1,801 experiencing homelessness
  • 410 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 170 veterans
  • 7,490 public-housing residents

25 delivery sites · 150,271 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 58.9% 51.3% Above median · 69th
Breast cancer screening 53.1% 52.3% Above median · 52th
Colorectal cancer screening 36.5% 40.5% Below median · 41th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 64.4% 66.2% Below median · 42th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.6% 27.2% Above median · 59th
Statin therapy 83.8% 78.1% Top quartile · 82th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 81.1% 75.7% Above median · 71th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 76.0% 75.3% Above median · 52th
Depression remission 16.0% 12.7% Above median · 59th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 47.0% 28.4% Top quartile · 86th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 62.4% 68.5% Below median · 42th
Child BMI counseling 77.7% 73.5% Above median · 58th
Tobacco screening & cessation 86.6% 85.7% Above median · 54th
HIV screening 82.1% 47.0% Top 10% · 95th pctile

HRSA quality recognition

Health Center Quality awards, 2021–2025. Quality Leader = top 10/20/30% nationally on clinical quality; National Quality Leader = best-in-class on a clinical domain.

★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2025
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)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.