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Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%) 2025
12,014patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
13/14at or above the national median
6HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Jefferson, SC 29718
Grant number
H80CS00501
Project director
Stan Wardlaw

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

39%uninsured
26%on Medicaid
57%at/below 200% poverty
9%best served in another language
57%racial/ethnic minority
15%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 62 experiencing homelessness
  • 75 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 210 veterans
  • 2,508 public-housing residents

9 delivery sites · 48,320 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 68.8% 51.3% Top quartile · 88th
Breast cancer screening 80.4% 52.3% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Colorectal cancer screening 78.9% 40.5% Top 10% · 99th pctile

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 81.3% 66.2% Top 10% · 95th pctile
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 19.0% 27.2% Top quartile · 88th
Statin therapy 82.6% 78.1% Top quartile · 76th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 86.2% 75.7% Top quartile · 87th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 87.5% 75.3% Top quartile · 78th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 38.4% 28.4% Above median · 73th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 84.6% 68.5% Above median · 74th
Child BMI counseling 75.7% 73.5% Above median · 54th
Tobacco screening & cessation 84.4% 85.7% Below median · 45th
HIV screening 54.0% 47.0% Above median · 59th

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 · Gold (top 10%)2025
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
★ Nql Cancer Screening2025
★ National Quality Leader · Behavioral Health2025
Health Disparities Reducer2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2021
Access Enhancer2021
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.