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Great Salt Plains Health Center, Inc.

FQHC Rural
13,123patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
6/14at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Cherokee, OK 73728
Grant number
H80CS08744
Project director
Tim Starkey

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

8%uninsured
39%on Medicaid
62%at/below 200% poverty
8%best served in another language
29%racial/ethnic minority
26%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 316 experiencing homelessness
  • 109 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 393 veterans
  • 6,786 public-housing residents

8 delivery sites.

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 44.9% 51.3% Below median · 37th
Breast cancer screening 50.2% 52.3% Below median · 46th
Colorectal cancer screening 44.8% 40.5% Above median · 61th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 64.0% 66.2% Below median · 39th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 22.0% 27.2% Top quartile · 78th
Statin therapy 77.7% 78.1% Below median · 48th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 79.3% 75.7% Above median · 63th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 71.0% 75.3% Below median · 42th
Depression remission 5.7% 12.7% Bottom quartile · 19th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 12.7% 28.4% Bottom quartile · 13th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 95.0% 68.5% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Child BMI counseling 88.4% 73.5% Top quartile · 79th
Tobacco screening & cessation 86.1% 85.7% Above median · 52th
HIV screening 37.8% 47.0% Below median · 39th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) · small n 0.0% 6.3% n=22

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.

★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2021
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.