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Berks Community Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%) 2025
20,324patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
12/14at or above the national median
5HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Reading, PA 19602
Grant number
H80CS24146
Project director
Mary Kargbo

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

18%uninsured
46%on Medicaid
75%at/below 200% poverty
66%best served in another language
93%racial/ethnic minority
28%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 498 experiencing homelessness
  • 48 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 77 veterans
  • 10,304 public-housing residents

4 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 72.0% 52.3% Top 10% · 93th pctile
Colorectal cancer screening 51.9% 40.5% Top quartile · 78th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 70.9% 66.2% Above median · 70th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 21.6% 27.2% Top quartile · 79th
Statin therapy 85.3% 78.1% Top quartile · 87th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 74.7% 75.7% Below median · 45th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 95.0% 75.3% Top 10% · 95th pctile
Depression remission 37.0% 12.7% Top quartile · 87th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 36.9% 28.4% Above median · 70th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 98.0% 68.5% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Child BMI counseling 73.1% 73.5% Below median · 50th
Tobacco screening & cessation 95.5% 85.7% Top quartile · 89th
HIV screening 62.8% 47.0% Above median · 71th

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 · Gold (top 10%)2025
★ National Quality Leader · Behavioral Health2025
Health Disparities Reducer2025
Access Enhancer2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2021
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.