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Puerto Rico Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 21

Reporting Period: 2025

Total Patients Served: 508,068

Reporting Source: Uniform Data System (UDS) Report

Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) & Compliance Badges

The CHQR badges recognize Health Center Program awardees and LALs that have made notable quality improvement achievements in the areas of access, quality, health outcomes, and health information technology for the most recent UDS reporting period.

National Quality Leader
85.71%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
38.10%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
23.81%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
14.29%
Improving Health Care Access
57.14%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
80.95%
High Value Care
19.05%
Preventive Health
61.90%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
80.95%

Note that percentages represent the number of health center awardees that met the criteria for each CHQR badge from a denominator of health centers that reported UDS data.

Expanded Summaries for 2025 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Patients 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356 508,068
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 23.44% 23.79% 23.55% 22.69% 22.43%
Children (< 18 years) 96,879 106,298 109,969 107,637 113,971
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 62.25% 60.74% 60.41% 60.62% 60.40%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 257,217 271,451 282,127 287,555 306,888
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 14.31% 15.47% 16.04% 16.69% 17.16%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 59,123 69,154 74,898 79,164 87,209
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 99.44% 99.52% 99.57% 99.17% 99.05%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 407,818 443,531 463,876 469,588 502,640
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 99.24% 99.29% 99.43% 98.81% 98.83%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 407,172 442,633 463,339 467,902 501,569
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 0.62% 0.50% 0.45% 0.84% 0.96%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 2,310 2,127 1,998 3,907 4,818
% Total Asian Patients * 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 71 79 76 61 69
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 39 22 19 38 36
% Black or African American Patients * 7.67% 8.05% 7.94% 8.48% 8.18%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 28,803 34,190 35,664 39,555 41,098
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 77 134 155 156 220
% More than one race Patients * 11.71% 10.29% 9.94% 8.15% 7.60%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 43,953 43,728 44,649 37,998 38,156
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 375,479 424,916 448,988 466,223 502,205
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 410,128 445,658 465,874 473,495 507,458
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 410,281 445,800 466,017 473,521 507,496
Language (% known)
Limited English Proficiency 97.79% 98.43% 98.50% 98.72% 98.79%
Patients with Limited English Proficiency 404,070 439,881 460,006 468,267 501,929
Patient Characteristics 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 311,600 369,393 402,963 418,845 446,069
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 97.06% 97.15% 97.05% 97.11% 97.07%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 302,437 358,852 391,081 406,745 432,994
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 85.94% 86.16% 86.17% 86.00% 85.05%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 267,793 318,284 347,217 360,219 379,368
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 7.35% 5.07% 5.01% 9.78% 9.23%
None/Uninsured Patients 30,361 22,659 23,386 46,392 46,902
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 4.43% 3.00% 2.98% 6.77% 5.93%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 4,296 3,190 3,276 7,283 6,753
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 65.55% 67.02% 66.39% 61.43% 60.13%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 270,878 299,525 310,037 291,406 305,501
% Medicare Patients 12.76% 13.62% 13.89% 13.92% 14.96%
Medicare Patients 52,739 60,868 64,873 66,008 75,999
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 2.96% 3.84% 3.87% 3.62% 5.41%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 12,231 17,151 18,052 17,175 27,506
% Other Third-Party Patients 14.34% 14.29% 14.71% 14.87% 15.68%
Other Third-Party Patients 59,241 63,851 68,698 70,550 79,666
Total Patients 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356 508,068
Children (< 18 years) 96,879 106,298 109,969 107,637 113,971
Special Medically Underserved Populations
% Homeless Patients 2.09% 1.99% 1.87% 2.01% 1.83%
Total Homeless Patients 8,646 8,908 8,724 9,537 9,281
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.62% 1.58% 1.50% 1.47% 1.45%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 6,713 7,074 7,001 6,994 7,354
% Public Housing Patients 29.02% 28.85% 28.32% 31.76% 30.94%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 119,907 128,925 132,275 150,647 157,218
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.10% 0.30% 0.47% 0.57% 0.60%
School-Based Service Site Patients 416 1,352 2,188 2,708 3,069
% Veterans Patients 0.33% 0.33% 0.29% 0.32% 0.34%
Veterans Patients 1,383 1,455 1,354 1,519 1,715
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 97,528 103,040 107,173 108,679 116,915
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 16.60% 16.82% 16.56% 15.79% 15.43%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 39,195 42,992 44,349 43,268 45,407
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 68.66% 67.17% 66.80% 66.99% 66.77%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 162,121 171,660 178,925 183,595 196,497
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 14.74% 16.01% 16.64% 17.22% 17.81%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 34,815 40,906 44,570 47,201 52,402
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 236,131 255,558 267,844 274,064 294,306
Services (% of patients) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
% Medical Patients 91.95% 92.91% 93.95% 93.08% 92.58%
Medical Patients 379,972 415,228 438,722 441,529 470,347
% Dental Patients 11.25% 11.69% 12.13% 12.82% 13.48%
Dental Patients 46,467 52,259 56,637 60,829 68,476
% Mental Health Patients 11.69% 12.21% 13.21% 12.41% 14.45%
Mental Health Patients 48,316 54,560 61,669 58,851 73,423
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 2.10% 1.15% 1.28% 1.23% 1.37%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 8,698 5,152 5,983 5,823 6,984
% Vision Patients 2.18% 2.08% 2.32% 2.52% 2.41%
Vision Patients 9,001 9,313 10,857 11,934 12,223
% Patient Support Services 10.14% 9.37% 9.15% 9.43% 8.22%
Patient Support Services 41,920 41,880 42,721 44,730 41,755
Total Patients 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356 508,068
Clinical Data 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 25.78% 21.14% 19.94% 19.33% 17.33%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 73,582 65,510 65,433 64,485 61,734
% Diabetes Patients * 13.33% 13.31% 13.21% 13.60% 13.35%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 35,838 38,540 40,387 42,233 44,162
% Asthma 7.63% 8.21% 8.43% 8.70% 8.82%
Number of Asthma Patients 29,008 34,081 36,996 38,434 41,490
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.54% 0.52% 0.50% 0.51% 0.52%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 2,049 2,142 2,206 2,255 2,438
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 2,412 2,415 2,710 2,510 2,777
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,435 1,398 1,554 1,380 1,366
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 86.77% 86.58% 87.56% 87.25% 88.37%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 2,093 2,091 2,373 2,190 2,454
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 13.24% 11.99% 12.61% 11.75% 10.87%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 189 168 192 162 148
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 50.86% 48.22% 56.09% 58.38% 60.23%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 53,026 53,968 56,058 56,694 61,531
Breast Cancer Screening 53.57% 57.65% 64.78% 63.70% 69.49%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 29,433 34,308 35,884 36,278 40,174
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 77.21% 76.89% 83.73% 83.45% 91.00%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 48,872 56,173 59,152 54,767 61,709
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 79.67% 73.83% 75.40% 78.27% 86.25%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 198,119 203,227 190,510 192,003 226,225
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 89.81% 93.53% 92.37% 90.80% 93.68%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 150,270 176,943 185,721 208,743 227,927
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 45.69% 46.05% 48.07% 51.77% 57.31%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 45,296 49,528 57,216 60,658 70,423
Childhood Immunization Status * 20.03% 20.75% 24.73% 24.26% 23.65%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 884 1,053 1,157 1,062 1,017
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 73.89% 75.35% 78.50% 80.63% 84.83%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 197,376 207,611 187,902 219,464 245,988
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * 62.50% 62.39% 67.00% 69.46% 75.68%
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 726 808 747 714 865
HIV Screening * 38.91% 49.08% 58.88% 64.85% 72.18%
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 90,113 122,063 128,758 136,676 160,796
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 76.85% 79.75% 80.46% 80.37% 81.14%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 36,163 39,612 44,437 48,184 54,268
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 74.93% 72.28% 73.06% 74.26% 73.64%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 6,825 7,120 8,708 9,706 10,719
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 66.25% 70.25% 74.61% 77.88% 80.38%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 48,751 46,018 48,817 50,221 49,619
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 36.58% 33.73% 32.81% 30.25% 27.63%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 13,109 12,999 13,251 12,774 12,203
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 90.38% 98.25% 95.31% 96.23% 100.00%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 47 56 61 51 74
Initiation of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment 23.98%
Number of Patients with a New SUD Episode Who Initiated Treatment 3,003
Engagement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment 12.69%
Number of Patients with a New SUD Episode Who Engaged in Ongoing Treatment 3,003
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 30.82% 25.02% 35.30% 34.20% 41.44%
Number of Patients 12 years of age and older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event 1,749 1,304 2,140 2,211 2,978
Cost Data 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Health Center Cluster $95,470,007 $103,109,775 $99,942,160 $100,166,324 $105,094,417
Total Cost $425,001,567 $496,978,206 $569,448,216 $611,894,812 $631,256,160
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,028.51 $1,112.05 $1,219.39 $1,289.95 $1,242.46

Footnotes

'-' Data cannot be calculated or has been suppressed for confidentiality purposes.

'**' Patient Support Services are listed as Enabling Services in the 2025 UDS Manual.

Cells that are shaded blue represent data that was not reported or null values.

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