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Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc.

FQHC Urban
30,461patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
8/14at or above the national median
4HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Lakewood, NJ 07753
Grant number
H80CS06656
Project director
Theresa Berger

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

21%uninsured
62%on Medicaid
58%at/below 200% poverty
39%best served in another language
66%racial/ethnic minority
36%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 420 experiencing homelessness
  • 251 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 192 veterans

10 delivery sites · 88,379 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 57.1% 51.3% Above median · 64th
Breast cancer screening 47.5% 52.3% Below median · 39th
Colorectal cancer screening 31.6% 40.5% Below median · 29th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 69.3% 66.2% Above median · 64th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 38.8% 27.2% Bottom quartile · 10th
Statin therapy 81.9% 78.1% Above median · 73th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 67.7% 75.7% Bottom quartile · 24th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 95.7% 75.3% Top 10% · 97th pctile
Depression remission 19.8% 12.7% Above median · 66th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 28.9% 28.4% Above median · 51th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 95.2% 68.5% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Child BMI counseling 96.5% 73.5% Top 10% · 95th pctile
Tobacco screening & cessation 84.6% 85.7% Below median · 46th
HIV screening 35.7% 47.0% Below median · 36th

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.

★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025
★ National Quality Leader · Behavioral Health2025
Health Disparities Reducer2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Access Enhancer2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022

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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.