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La Casa De Buena Salud, Inc.

FQHC Rural
15,448patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
9/15at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Portales, NM 88130
Grant number
H80CS00404
Project director
Seferino Montano

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

18%uninsured
50%on Medicaid
60%at/below 200% poverty
31%best served in another language
78%racial/ethnic minority
40%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 99 experiencing homelessness
  • 42 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 99 veterans
  • 3,849 public-housing residents

26 delivery sites · 52,750 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 38.7% 51.3% Below median · 26th
Breast cancer screening 55.1% 52.3% Above median · 57th
Colorectal cancer screening 40.8% 40.5% Above median · 51th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 74.9% 66.2% Top quartile · 84th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 31.5% 27.2% Below median · 28th
Statin therapy 80.0% 78.1% Above median · 61th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 77.3% 75.7% Above median · 56th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 74.8% 75.3% Below median · 49th
Depression remission 15.7% 12.7% Above median · 58th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 23.1% 28.4% Below median · 35th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 83.9% 68.5% Above median · 73th
Child BMI counseling 84.3% 73.5% Above median · 71th
Tobacco screening & cessation 92.8% 85.7% Top quartile · 78th
HIV screening 31.5% 47.0% Below median · 32th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 35.2% 59.6% Bottom quartile · 14th

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.

High Value2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023

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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.