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Salud Para La Gente, Inc.

FQHC Urban
27,377patients served (2024)
16quality measures reported
10/16at or above the national median
3HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Watsonville, CA 95076
Grant number
H80CS00226
Project director
Donna Young

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

8%uninsured
73%on Medicaid
94%at/below 200% poverty
71%best served in another language
95%racial/ethnic minority
41%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 10,060 experiencing homelessness
  • 13,123 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 52 veterans

13 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 81.9% 51.3% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Breast cancer screening 71.6% 52.3% Top 10% · 92th pctile
Colorectal cancer screening 47.1% 40.5% Above median · 67th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 64.3% 66.2% Below median · 41th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.3% 27.2% Above median · 61th
Statin therapy 78.5% 78.1% Above median · 53th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 66.9% 75.7% Bottom quartile · 22th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 44.0% 75.3% Bottom quartile · 9th
Depression remission 22.1% 12.7% Above median · 70th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 47.4% 28.4% Top quartile · 86th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 45.0% 68.5% Bottom quartile · 21th
Child BMI counseling 71.9% 73.5% Below median · 47th
Tobacco screening & cessation 87.0% 85.7% Above median · 56th
HIV screening 62.2% 47.0% Above median · 71th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 7.6% 6.3% Below median · 37th
Dental sealants 62.0% 59.6% Above median · 53th

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.

★ Nql Cancer Screening2025
★ National Quality Leader · Behavioral Health2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022

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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.