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First Care Clinic, Inc

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%) 2025
9,165patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
13/14at or above the national median
6HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Hays, KS 67601
Grant number
H80CS12891
Project director
Eric Flax

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

20%uninsured
17%on Medicaid
43%at/below 200% poverty
3%best served in another language
20%racial/ethnic minority
24%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 19 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 307 veterans

3 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 76.5% 51.3% Top 10% · 96th pctile
Breast cancer screening 82.6% 52.3% Top 10% · 99th pctile
Colorectal cancer screening 73.3% 40.5% Top 10% · 98th pctile

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 90.5% 66.2% Top 10% · 99th pctile
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 9.8% 27.2% Top 10% · 100th pctile
Statin therapy 89.5% 78.1% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 93.9% 75.7% Top 10% · 98th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 82.8% 75.3% Above median · 68th
Depression remission 23.8% 12.7% Above median · 74th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 98.6% 68.5% Top 10% · 99th pctile
Child BMI counseling 98.0% 73.5% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Tobacco screening & cessation 98.5% 85.7% Top 10% · 98th pctile
HIV screening 6.0% 47.0% Bottom quartile · 4th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 0.0% 6.3% Top quartile · 85th

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
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025
★ Nql Cancer Screening2025
Health Disparities Reducer2025
Access Enhancer2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2024
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2024
★ Nql Cancer Screening2024
Access Enhancer2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2023
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2023
★ Nql Cancer Screening2023
Access Enhancer2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2022
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2022
Access Enhancer2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2021
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2021

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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.