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Brownsville Community Health Center

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%) 2025
16,239patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
13/14at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Brownsville, TX 78521
Grant number
H80CS00717
Project director
Jason Wallace

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

51%uninsured
11%on Medicaid
60%at/below 200% poverty
72%best served in another language
98%racial/ethnic minority
20%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 3,314 experiencing homelessness
  • 204 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 29 veterans

4 delivery sites · 83,692 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 55.5% 51.3% Above median · 60th
Breast cancer screening 61.1% 52.3% Above median · 72th
Colorectal cancer screening 46.8% 40.5% Above median · 66th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 72.5% 66.2% Top quartile · 76th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 23.8% 27.2% Above median · 69th
Statin therapy 84.5% 78.1% Top quartile · 85th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 79.9% 75.7% Above median · 65th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 72.5% 75.3% Below median · 44th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 49.1% 28.4% Top quartile · 88th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 84.5% 68.5% Above median · 74th
Child BMI counseling 93.0% 73.5% Top quartile · 89th
Tobacco screening & cessation 94.2% 85.7% Top quartile · 84th
HIV screening 75.0% 47.0% Top quartile · 88th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 0.0% 6.3% Top quartile · 85th

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 · Gold (top 10%)2025
Access Enhancer2025
High Value2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)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.