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Friend Family Health Center, Inc.

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
40,170patients served (2024)
16quality measures reported
9/16at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Chicago, IL 60615
Grant number
H80CS00120
Project director
Wendy Thompson

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

19%uninsured
67%on Medicaid
81%at/below 200% poverty
9%best served in another language
98%racial/ethnic minority
39%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 28 experiencing homelessness
  • 163 veterans

9 delivery sites · 128,150 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 65.1% 51.3% Top quartile · 82th
Breast cancer screening 51.2% 52.3% Below median · 48th
Colorectal cancer screening 31.6% 40.5% Below median · 28th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 50.6% 66.2% Bottom quartile · 5th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 29.0% 27.2% Below median · 39th
Statin therapy 83.3% 78.1% Top quartile · 80th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 90.9% 75.7% Top 10% · 95th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 89.2% 75.3% Top quartile · 83th
Depression remission 16.9% 12.7% Above median · 60th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 9.3% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 6th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 89.9% 68.5% Top quartile · 83th
Child BMI counseling 83.4% 73.5% Above median · 70th
Tobacco screening & cessation 95.2% 85.7% Top quartile · 88th
HIV screening 70.8% 47.0% Top quartile · 82th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 8.9% 6.3% Bottom quartile · 25th
Dental sealants 50.4% 59.6% Below median · 36th

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
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
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.