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Hamakua Health Center

FQHC Rural
7,955patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
8/13at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Honokaa, HI 96727
Grant number
H80CS00451
Project director
Catherine Marquette

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

6%uninsured
32%on Medicaid
37%at/below 200% poverty
7%best served in another language
67%racial/ethnic minority
19%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 119 experiencing homelessness
  • 79 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 325 veterans

7 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 49.8% 51.3% Below median · 47th
Breast cancer screening 55.8% 52.3% Above median · 59th
Colorectal cancer screening 45.2% 40.5% Above median · 62th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 57.5% 66.2% Bottom quartile · 17th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 20.5% 27.2% Top quartile · 84th
Statin therapy 64.3% 78.1% Bottom quartile · 8th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 71.7% 75.7% Below median · 35th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 82.2% 75.3% Above median · 67th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 83.4% 68.5% Above median · 72th
Child BMI counseling 81.7% 73.5% Above median · 67th
Tobacco screening & cessation 95.3% 85.7% Top quartile · 89th
HIV screening 4.8% 47.0% Bottom quartile · 3th

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.

Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
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.