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Jefferson Community Health Care Centers, Inc.

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
9,279patients served (2024)
12quality measures reported
10/12at or above the national median
4HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Avondale, LA 70094
Grant number
H80CS06716
Project director
Shondra Williams

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

15%uninsured
53%on Medicaid
62%at/below 200% poverty
8%best served in another language
83%racial/ethnic minority
15%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 39 veterans
  • 2,000 public-housing residents

9 delivery sites · 32,264 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 66.0% 51.3% Top quartile · 83th
Breast cancer screening 75.6% 52.3% Top 10% · 95th pctile
Colorectal cancer screening 53.0% 40.5% Top quartile · 81th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 68.3% 66.2% Above median · 60th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 22.4% 27.2% Top quartile · 77th
Statin therapy 86.8% 78.1% Top 10% · 92th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 84.0% 75.7% Top quartile · 80th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 88.8% 75.3% Top quartile · 81th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 73.2% 68.5% Above median · 56th
Child BMI counseling 43.8% 73.5% Bottom quartile · 16th
Tobacco screening & cessation 84.8% 85.7% Below median · 47th
HIV screening 74.6% 47.0% Top quartile · 87th

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
Access Enhancer2025
High Value2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2024
Access Enhancer2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2023
Access Enhancer2023
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.