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Rural Medical Services, Inc.

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
12,878patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
13/15at or above the national median
5HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Newport, TN 37821
Grant number
H80CS00406
Project director
George Barton

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

37%uninsured
29%on Medicaid
71%at/below 200% poverty
27%best served in another language
45%racial/ethnic minority
27%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 112 experiencing homelessness
  • 739 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 195 veterans

5 delivery sites · 50,029 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 61.6% 51.3% Above median · 75th
Breast cancer screening 59.6% 52.3% Above median · 69th
Colorectal cancer screening 30.8% 40.5% Below median · 27th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 80.1% 66.2% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 20.6% 27.2% Top quartile · 84th
Statin therapy 84.5% 78.1% Top quartile · 85th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 91.3% 75.7% Top 10% · 95th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 83.0% 75.3% Above median · 68th
Depression remission 19.8% 12.7% Above median · 66th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 35.2% 28.4% Above median · 66th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 85.7% 68.5% Top quartile · 76th
Child BMI counseling 86.3% 73.5% Top quartile · 75th
Tobacco screening & cessation 93.7% 85.7% Top quartile · 82th
HIV screening 32.2% 47.0% Below median · 32th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 5.1% 6.3% Above median · 62th

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 · Heart Health2025
Access Enhancer2025
High Value2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)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.