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Low Country Health Care System, Inc.

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
19,270patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
11/15at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Fairfax, SC 29827
Grant number
H80CS00092
Project director
Ashley L Barnes

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

17%uninsured
32%on Medicaid
74%at/below 200% poverty
2%best served in another language
58%racial/ethnic minority
26%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 90 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 395 veterans

10 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 52.1% 51.3% Above median · 52th
Breast cancer screening 62.5% 52.3% Top quartile · 76th
Colorectal cancer screening 47.1% 40.5% Above median · 67th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 64.5% 66.2% Below median · 42th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 23.0% 27.2% Above median · 74th
Statin therapy 74.4% 78.1% Below median · 31th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 90.4% 75.7% Top 10% · 94th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 81.1% 75.3% Above median · 64th
Depression remission 15.7% 12.7% Above median · 59th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 21.0% 28.4% Below median · 30th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 99.1% 68.5% Top 10% · 99th pctile
Child BMI counseling 85.4% 73.5% Above median · 73th
Tobacco screening & cessation 96.4% 85.7% Top 10% · 92th pctile
HIV screening 41.8% 47.0% Below median · 44th

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
★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025

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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.