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New Health Programs Association

FQHC Rural
15,614patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
5/13at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Chewelah, WA 99109
Grant number
H80CS00493
Project director
Desiree Sweeney

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

13%uninsured
36%on Medicaid
50%at/below 200% poverty
1%best served in another language
16%racial/ethnic minority
17%children (under 18)

Special populations served

  • 229 experiencing homelessness
  • 120 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 1,189 veterans

12 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 50.7% 51.3% Below median · 49th
Breast cancer screening 55.5% 52.3% Above median · 58th
Colorectal cancer screening 52.6% 40.5% Top quartile · 79th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 85.6% 66.2% Top 10% · 98th pctile
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 14.7% 27.2% Top 10% · 97th pctile
Statin therapy 71.2% 78.1% Bottom quartile · 19th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 67.8% 75.7% Bottom quartile · 24th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 68.2% 75.3% Below median · 35th
Depression remission 6.7% 12.7% Bottom quartile · 23th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 54.1% 68.5% Below median · 32th
Child BMI counseling 63.5% 73.5% Below median · 35th
Tobacco screening & cessation 89.7% 85.7% Above median · 65th
HIV screening 16.4% 47.0% Bottom quartile · 14th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) · small n 0.0% 6.3% n=16

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

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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.