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Cowlitz Family Health Center

FQHC Rural
18,845patients served (2024)
14quality measures reported
7/14at or above the national median
1HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Longview, WA 98632
Grant number
H80CS00542
Project director
Jim K Coffee

Who this health center serves · 2024

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

18%uninsured
51%on Medicaid
89%at/below 200% poverty
8%best served in another language
28%racial/ethnic minority
14%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalBehavioral healthEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 3,022 experiencing homelessness
  • 313 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 680 veterans
  • 18,845 public-housing residents

11 delivery sites · 60,465 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 47.3% 51.3% Below median · 42th
Breast cancer screening 38.7% 52.3% Bottom quartile · 21th
Colorectal cancer screening 36.2% 40.5% Below median · 39th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 73.9% 66.2% Top quartile · 81th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 27.1% 27.2% Above median · 50th
Statin therapy 79.7% 78.1% Above median · 59th
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 74.8% 75.7% Below median · 46th

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 76.8% 75.3% Above median · 53th
Depression remission 13.1% 12.7% Above median · 51th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 65.5% 68.5% Below median · 46th
Child BMI counseling 62.7% 73.5% Below median · 34th
Tobacco screening & cessation 95.1% 85.7% Top quartile · 87th
HIV screening 56.3% 47.0% Above median · 62th

Maternal & oral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Low birth weight (lower=better) 6.6% 6.3% Below median · 48th
Dental sealants · small n 87.0% 59.6% n=23

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
Access Enhancer2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2024
Advancing Health IT for Quality2023
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.