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South Boston Community Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
20,586patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
10/14at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Boston, MA 02127
Grant number
H80CS07928
Project director
William Halpin

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

8%uninsured
21%on Medicaid
54%at/below 200% poverty
16%best served in another language
36%racial/ethnic minority
14%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 210 experiencing homelessness
  • 90 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 127 veterans
  • 20,586 public-housing residents

3 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 65.0% 51.3% Top quartile · 82th
Breast cancer screening 62.7% 52.3% Top quartile · 77th
Colorectal cancer screening 51.7% 40.5% Top quartile · 77th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 69.3% 66.2% Above median · 64th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 22.0% 27.2% Top quartile · 78th
Statin therapy 83.5% 78.1% Top quartile · 81th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 79.5% 75.7% Above median · 64th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 49.5% 75.3% Bottom quartile · 13th
Depression remission 9.0% 12.7% Below median · 34th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 57.9% 28.4% Top 10% · 93th pctile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 52.1% 68.5% Below median · 30th
Child BMI counseling 77.6% 73.5% Above median · 58th
Tobacco screening & cessation 76.6% 85.7% Below median · 26th
HIV screening 55.9% 47.0% Above median · 62th

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
Access Enhancer2025
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 · Silver (top 11–20%)2023
Access Enhancer2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
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.