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Healthfirst Family Care Center, Inc.

FQHC Urban
18,384patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
8/15at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Fall River, MA 02723
Grant number
H80CS04215
Project director
Julie Almond

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

16%uninsured
54%on Medicaid
72%at/below 200% poverty
43%best served in another language
52%racial/ethnic minority
24%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 1,115 experiencing homelessness
  • 45 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 153 veterans
  • 18,384 public-housing residents

5 delivery sites · 78,995 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 42.5% 51.3% Below median · 32th
Breast cancer screening 55.4% 52.3% Above median · 58th
Colorectal cancer screening 49.3% 40.5% Above median · 72th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 73.3% 66.2% Top quartile · 79th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 21.3% 27.2% Top quartile · 81th
Statin therapy 74.8% 78.1% Below median · 33th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 73.8% 75.7% Below median · 42th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 70.0% 75.3% Below median · 39th
Depression remission 9.2% 12.7% Below median · 36th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 46.2% 28.4% Top quartile · 84th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 68.3% 68.5% Below median · 50th
Child BMI counseling 61.1% 73.5% Below median · 32th
Tobacco screening & cessation 86.2% 85.7% Above median · 52th
HIV screening 76.6% 47.0% Top quartile · 90th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 70.7% 59.6% Above median · 64th

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.

Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
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.