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Centro De Salud De Lares, Inc.

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
17,777patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
12/15at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Lares, PR 00669
Grant number
H80CS00353
Project director
Damaris Rodriguez

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

11%uninsured
64%on Medicaid
90%at/below 200% poverty
100%best served in another language
98%racial/ethnic minority
21%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 155 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 52 veterans
  • 3,935 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 61.1% 51.3% Above median · 74th
Breast cancer screening 67.9% 52.3% Top quartile · 86th
Colorectal cancer screening 46.2% 40.5% Above median · 65th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 75.3% 66.2% Top quartile · 85th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 30.7% 27.2% Below median · 32th
Statin therapy 84.6% 78.1% Top quartile · 85th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 63.0% 75.7% Bottom quartile · 14th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 76.6% 75.3% Above median · 53th
Depression remission 36.7% 12.7% Top quartile · 87th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 18.2% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 23th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 91.0% 68.5% Top quartile · 86th
Child BMI counseling 84.0% 73.5% Above median · 71th
Tobacco screening & cessation 89.0% 85.7% Above median · 62th
HIV screening 58.3% 47.0% Above median · 65th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 0.0% 6.3% Top quartile · 85th

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
Access Enhancer2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
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.