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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

FQHC Urban ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%) 2025
20,050patients served (2024)
15quality measures reported
10/15at or above the national median
2HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Grant number
H80CS26625
Project director
Mahdi Ashrafian

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

20%uninsured
60%on Medicaid
84%at/below 200% poverty
45%best served in another language
81%racial/ethnic minority
32%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 5,432 experiencing homelessness
  • 499 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 139 veterans

10 delivery sites · 96,261 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 59.6% 51.3% Above median · 70th
Breast cancer screening 63.2% 52.3% Top quartile · 78th
Colorectal cancer screening 45.4% 40.5% Above median · 63th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 65.8% 66.2% Below median · 47th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 25.3% 27.2% Above median · 61th
Statin therapy 79.9% 78.1% Above median · 61th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 78.6% 75.7% Above median · 60th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 57.2% 75.3% Bottom quartile · 19th
Depression remission 5.3% 12.7% Bottom quartile · 17th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Childhood immunization 44.3% 28.4% Top quartile · 83th
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 51.8% 68.5% Below median · 29th
Child BMI counseling 70.6% 73.5% Below median · 45th
Tobacco screening & cessation 90.6% 85.7% Above median · 67th
HIV screening 60.5% 47.0% Above median · 68th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Dental sealants 60.8% 59.6% Above median · 52th

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 · Bronze (top 21–30%)2025
Access Enhancer2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Bronze (top 21–30%)2022
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.