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Great Lakes Bay Health Centers

FQHC Urban
56,387patients served (2024)
16quality measures reported
8/16at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Saginaw, MI 48607
Grant number
H80CS00689
Project director
Brenda Coughlin, MD, MPH

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

27%uninsured
39%on Medicaid
66%at/below 200% poverty
3%best served in another language
43%racial/ethnic minority
26%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 312 experiencing homelessness
  • 772 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 1,038 veterans

37 delivery sites · 244,039 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 57.0% 51.3% Above median · 64th
Breast cancer screening 61.4% 52.3% Above median · 73th
Colorectal cancer screening 48.0% 40.5% Above median · 69th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 71.0% 66.2% Above median · 70th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 22.1% 27.2% Top quartile · 77th
Statin therapy 84.9% 78.1% Top quartile · 86th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 79.5% 75.7% Above median · 64th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 62.0% 75.3% Below median · 26th
Depression remission 2.7% 12.7% Bottom quartile · 6th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 8.7% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 5th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 50.3% 68.5% Below median · 27th
Child BMI counseling 59.5% 73.5% Below median · 31th
Tobacco screening & cessation 50.7% 85.7% Bottom quartile · 5th
HIV screening 47.9% 47.0% Above median · 51th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 8.1% 6.3% Below median · 33th
Dental sealants 42.6% 59.6% Bottom quartile · 25th

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.

Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2021

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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.