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Swla Center For Health Services

FQHC Urban
21,049patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
9/15at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Grant number
H80CS00558
Project director
Paulette Lofton

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

23%uninsured
54%on Medicaid
30%at/below 200% poverty
5%best served in another language
75%racial/ethnic minority
21%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 256 experiencing homelessness
  • 116 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 236 veterans
  • 681 public-housing residents

6 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 52.4% 51.3% Above median · 53th
Breast cancer screening 62.2% 52.3% Top quartile · 75th
Colorectal cancer screening 43.3% 40.5% Above median · 58th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 65.7% 66.2% Below median · 47th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.8% 27.2% Above median · 58th
Statin therapy 81.3% 78.1% Above median · 70th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 61.3% 75.7% Bottom quartile · 12th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 85.7% 75.3% Above median · 74th
Depression remission 29.0% 12.7% Top quartile · 80th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 47.7% 68.5% Bottom quartile · 24th
Child BMI counseling 63.6% 73.5% Below median · 35th
Tobacco screening & cessation 85.5% 85.7% Below median · 49th
HIV screening 62.5% 47.0% Above median · 71th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 11.8% 6.3% Bottom quartile · 11th
Dental sealants 61.3% 59.6% Above median · 52th

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.

Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
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.