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Kalihi Palama Health Center

FQHC Urban
20,177patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
8/15at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Honolulu, HI 96817
Grant number
H80CS00814
Project director
Emmanuel Kintu

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

13%uninsured
64%on Medicaid
70%at/below 200% poverty
49%best served in another language
97%racial/ethnic minority
31%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthVisionPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 986 experiencing homelessness
  • 178 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 118 veterans

8 delivery sites · 86,916 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 54.3% 51.3% Above median · 58th
Breast cancer screening 37.9% 52.3% Bottom quartile · 20th
Colorectal cancer screening 50.7% 40.5% Top quartile · 75th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 64.1% 66.2% Below median · 40th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 32.5% 27.2% Bottom quartile · 25th
Statin therapy 86.5% 78.1% Top 10% · 92th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 76.6% 75.7% Above median · 53th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 86.8% 75.3% Top quartile · 77th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 61.4% 28.4% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 95.1% 68.5% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Child BMI counseling 95.8% 73.5% Top 10% · 94th pctile
Tobacco screening & cessation 75.0% 85.7% Bottom quartile · 23th
HIV screening 16.1% 47.0% Bottom quartile · 14th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 8.8% 6.3% Below median · 27th
Dental sealants 44.3% 59.6% Below median · 27th

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.

★ National Quality Leader · Diabetes2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2025
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
Access Enhancer2022
Advancing Health IT for Quality2022
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2021
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.