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Lawndale Christian Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
56,886patients served (2024)
16quality measures reported
9/16at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Chicago, IL 60623
Grant number
H80CS00725
Project director
James Brooks

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

25%uninsured
56%on Medicaid
82%at/below 200% poverty
38%best served in another language
97%racial/ethnic minority
31%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 4,388 experiencing homelessness
  • 443 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 188 veterans
  • 16,012 public-housing residents

28 delivery sites · 219,206 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 57.9% 51.3% Above median · 66th
Breast cancer screening 46.4% 52.3% Below median · 37th
Colorectal cancer screening 42.9% 40.5% Above median · 56th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 65.8% 66.2% Below median · 48th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 29.5% 27.2% Below median · 37th
Statin therapy 85.0% 78.1% Top quartile · 86th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 85.2% 75.7% Top quartile · 84th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 68.3% 75.3% Below median · 36th
Depression remission 8.9% 12.7% Below median · 34th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 27.3% 28.4% Below median · 47th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 82.0% 68.5% Above median · 70th
Child BMI counseling 82.5% 73.5% Above median · 68th
Tobacco screening & cessation 75.1% 85.7% Bottom quartile · 23th
HIV screening 72.3% 47.0% Top quartile · 84th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 5.9% 6.3% Above median · 56th
Dental sealants 67.1% 59.6% Above median · 60th

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
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
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.