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Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept

FQHC Urban
23,200patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
10/14at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2021
Location
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Grant number
H80CS00046
Project director
Dana Gamble

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

11%uninsured
76%on Medicaid
52%at/below 200% poverty
55%best served in another language
87%racial/ethnic minority
25%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalBehavioral healthPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 2,000 experiencing homelessness
  • 1,403 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 160 veterans
  • 23,200 public-housing residents

19 delivery sites · 96,007 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 62.2% 51.3% Top quartile · 76th
Breast cancer screening 62.2% 52.3% Top quartile · 75th
Colorectal cancer screening 35.0% 40.5% Below median · 36th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 58.9% 66.2% Bottom quartile · 21th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 26.6% 27.2% Above median · 54th
Statin therapy 80.7% 78.1% Above median · 66th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 78.8% 75.7% Above median · 61th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 69.4% 75.3% Below median · 38th
Depression remission 13.3% 12.7% Above median · 52th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 49.7% 28.4% Top quartile · 88th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 45.0% 68.5% Bottom quartile · 21th
Child BMI counseling 78.0% 73.5% Above median · 59th
Tobacco screening & cessation 89.1% 85.7% Above median · 63th
HIV screening 68.1% 47.0% Top quartile · 78th

HRSA quality recognition

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

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.