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Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
28,173patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
12/15at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Grant number
H80CS00619
Project director
Dean Shofner

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

6%uninsured
39%on Medicaid
49%at/below 200% poverty
0%best served in another language
2%racial/ethnic minority
24%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 21 experiencing homelessness
  • 304 veterans

20 delivery sites · 117,354 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 58.8% 51.3% Above median · 69th
Breast cancer screening 61.1% 52.3% Above median · 73th
Colorectal cancer screening 51.0% 40.5% Top quartile · 76th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 75.6% 66.2% Top quartile · 85th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 17.1% 27.2% Top 10% · 93th pctile
Statin therapy 81.4% 78.1% Above median · 71th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 78.9% 75.7% Above median · 62th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 81.8% 75.3% Above median · 66th
Depression remission 15.8% 12.7% Above median · 59th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 16.4% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 20th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 89.3% 68.5% Top quartile · 82th
Child BMI counseling 82.1% 73.5% Above median · 67th
Tobacco screening & cessation 97.9% 85.7% Top 10% · 96th pctile
HIV screening 35.6% 47.0% Below median · 35th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 54.1% 59.6% Below median · 42th

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
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)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.