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Palmetto Health Council, Inc.

FQHC Urban
9,695patients served (2024)
12quality measures reported
5/12at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2022
Location
Atlanta, GA 30268
Grant number
H80CS00460
Project director
Tara Brown

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

39%uninsured
17%on Medicaid
71%at/below 200% poverty
21%best served in another language
71%racial/ethnic minority
11%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 136 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 57 veterans

8 delivery sites · 28,325 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 46.5% 51.3% Below median · 40th
Breast cancer screening 47.5% 52.3% Below median · 39th
Colorectal cancer screening 46.4% 40.5% Above median · 65th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 66.5% 66.2% Above median · 51th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 41.9% 27.2% Bottom quartile · 6th
Statin therapy 81.0% 78.1% Above median · 68th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 70.1% 75.7% Below median · 30th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 95.0% 75.3% Top 10% · 95th pctile

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 76.9% 68.5% Above median · 62th
Child BMI counseling 40.0% 73.5% Bottom quartile · 14th
Tobacco screening & cessation 84.6% 85.7% Below median · 46th
HIV screening 42.5% 47.0% Below median · 45th

HRSA quality recognition

Health Center Quality awards, 2021–2022. Quality Leader = top 10/20/30% nationally on clinical quality; National Quality Leader = best-in-class on a clinical domain.

Advancing Health IT for Quality2022

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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.