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First Choice Health Centers, Inc.

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
18,811patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
7/14at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
East Hartford, CT 06108
Grant number
H80CS00262
Project director
Jeffrey Steele

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

16%uninsured
53%on Medicaid
84%at/below 200% poverty
26%best served in another language
83%racial/ethnic minority
26%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 108 experiencing homelessness
  • 102 veterans
  • 18,811 public-housing residents

14 delivery sites · 82,436 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 51.2% 51.3% Below median · 50th
Breast cancer screening 48.9% 52.3% Below median · 43th
Colorectal cancer screening 44.5% 40.5% Above median · 60th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 74.2% 66.2% Top quartile · 83th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 27.9% 27.2% Below median · 46th
Statin therapy 81.8% 78.1% Above median · 72th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 88.6% 75.7% Top 10% · 92th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 69.9% 75.3% Below median · 39th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 50.9% 28.4% Top quartile · 90th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 65.5% 68.5% Below median · 46th
Child BMI counseling 87.4% 73.5% Top quartile · 78th
Tobacco screening & cessation 77.2% 85.7% Below median · 27th
HIV screening 63.4% 47.0% Above median · 72th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 44.4% 59.6% Below median · 27th

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
High Value2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
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.