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Caring Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
21,380patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
13/15at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Springfield, MA 01103
Grant number
H80CS00585
Project director
Tania M Barber

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

9%uninsured
61%on Medicaid
88%at/below 200% poverty
53%best served in another language
83%racial/ethnic minority
22%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 195 experiencing homelessness
  • 387 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 73 veterans
  • 21,354 public-housing residents

6 delivery sites.

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 52.6% 51.3% Above median · 54th
Breast cancer screening 64.9% 52.3% Top quartile · 81th
Colorectal cancer screening 40.6% 40.5% Above median · 50th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 68.2% 66.2% Above median · 59th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.5% 27.2% Above median · 60th
Statin therapy 90.1% 78.1% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 80.3% 75.7% Above median · 67th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 80.8% 75.3% Above median · 63th
Depression remission 22.3% 12.7% Above median · 70th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 17.0% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 21th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 68.3% 68.5% Below median · 50th
Child BMI counseling 80.3% 73.5% Above median · 63th
Tobacco screening & cessation 97.9% 85.7% Top 10% · 96th pctile
HIV screening 84.7% 47.0% Top 10% · 97th pctile

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 83.7% 59.6% Top quartile · 82th

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 · Silver (top 11–20%)2025
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2023
Access Enhancer2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
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.