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First Choice Primary Care, Inc

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
11,836patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
8/13at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Macon, GA 31201
Grant number
H80CS08242
Project director
Katherine McLeod

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

25%uninsured
14%on Medicaid
90%at/below 200% poverty
2%best served in another language
79%racial/ethnic minority
0%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 323 experiencing homelessness
  • 108 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 128 veterans
  • 4,890 public-housing residents

11 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 40.3% 51.3% Below median · 28th
Breast cancer screening 63.0% 52.3% Top quartile · 77th
Colorectal cancer screening 32.5% 40.5% Below median · 30th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 62.5% 66.2% Below median · 33th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.3% 27.2% Above median · 61th
Statin therapy 78.0% 78.1% Below median · 49th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 78.7% 75.7% Above median · 61th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 83.3% 75.3% Above median · 69th
Depression remission 45.6% 12.7% Top 10% · 93th pctile

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization · small n 0.0% 28.4% n=null
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 72.2% 68.5% Above median · 55th
Child BMI counseling 72.0% 73.5% Below median · 47th
Tobacco screening & cessation 93.1% 85.7% Top quartile · 79th
HIV screening 74.9% 47.0% Top quartile · 87th

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 · Bronze (top 21–30%)2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2023
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
Access Enhancer2021

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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.