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United Community Health Center

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2024
5,301patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
6/13at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2024
Location
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Grant number
H80CS06669
Project director
Richard Gehrig

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

20%uninsured
49%on Medicaid
25%at/below 200% poverty
39%best served in another language
68%racial/ethnic minority
37%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 93 experiencing homelessness
  • 81 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 17 veterans

1 delivery site · 18,941 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 60.5% 51.3% Above median · 72th
Breast cancer screening 56.6% 52.3% Above median · 62th
Colorectal cancer screening 28.6% 40.5% Bottom quartile · 23th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 69.6% 66.2% Above median · 65th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 44.8% 27.2% Bottom quartile · 4th
Statin therapy 86.4% 78.1% Top 10% · 91th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 76.2% 75.7% Above median · 52th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 70.7% 75.3% Below median · 41th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 63.4% 68.5% Below median · 44th
Child BMI counseling 66.7% 73.5% Below median · 39th
Tobacco screening & cessation 87.9% 85.7% Above median · 58th
HIV screening 36.1% 47.0% Below median · 36th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 29.7% 59.6% Bottom quartile · 9th

HRSA quality recognition

Health Center Quality awards, 2021–2024. Quality Leader = top 10/20/30% nationally on clinical quality; National Quality Leader = best-in-class on a clinical domain.

★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2023
Access Enhancer2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Access Enhancer2022
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.