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Caring Hands Healthcare Centers, Inc.

FQHC Rural
10,944patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
7/13at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Mcalester, OK 74501
Grant number
H80CS12877
Project director
Michael Echelle

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

10%uninsured
36%on Medicaid
40%at/below 200% poverty
2%best served in another language
26%racial/ethnic minority
20%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 203 experiencing homelessness
  • 37 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 284 veterans

5 delivery sites · 39,094 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 31.8% 51.3% Bottom quartile · 16th
Breast cancer screening 45.4% 52.3% Below median · 35th
Colorectal cancer screening 32.6% 40.5% Below median · 30th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 65.7% 66.2% Below median · 47th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 14.9% 27.2% Top 10% · 96th pctile
Statin therapy 70.4% 78.1% Bottom quartile · 17th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 82.4% 75.7% Above median · 75th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 73.8% 75.3% Below median · 47th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 96.4% 68.5% Top 10% · 96th pctile
Child BMI counseling 95.5% 73.5% Top 10% · 93th pctile
Tobacco screening & cessation 97.8% 85.7% Top 10% · 96th pctile
HIV screening 48.0% 47.0% Above median · 51th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 6.2% 6.3% 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.

★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025
Access Enhancer2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Access Enhancer2023
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
Access Enhancer2021

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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.