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People'S Community Health Clinic, Inc.

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%) 2025
17,998patients served (2024)
16quality measures reported
14/16at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Waterloo, IA 50703
Grant number
H80CS00815
Project director
Christine Kemp

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

22%uninsured
43%on Medicaid
88%at/below 200% poverty
26%best served in another language
59%racial/ethnic minority
32%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 889 experiencing homelessness
  • 147 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 230 veterans

3 delivery sites · 62,502 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 61.3% 51.3% Above median · 74th
Breast cancer screening 66.5% 52.3% Top quartile · 84th
Colorectal cancer screening 52.5% 40.5% Top quartile · 79th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 72.5% 66.2% Top quartile · 76th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 27.2% 27.2% Below median · 50th
Statin therapy 81.6% 78.1% Above median · 72th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 76.3% 75.7% Above median · 52th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 84.2% 75.3% Above median · 71th
Depression remission 27.3% 12.7% Top quartile · 78th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 37.3% 28.4% Above median · 70th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 65.3% 68.5% Below median · 46th
Child BMI counseling 87.8% 73.5% Top quartile · 79th
Tobacco screening & cessation 96.2% 85.7% Top 10% · 92th pctile
HIV screening 52.6% 47.0% Above median · 57th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 0.0% 6.3% Top quartile · 85th
Dental sealants 82.8% 59.6% Top quartile · 82th

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
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)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.