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Georgia Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 35

Reporting Period: 2025

Total Patients Served: 766,045

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
40.00%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
5.71%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
20.00%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
5.71%
Improving Health Care Access
14.29%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
51.43%
High Value Care
14.29%
Preventive Health
28.57%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
64.71%

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 662,164 669,371 709,934 747,928 766,045
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 24.20% 25.19% 26.32% 27.86% 27.47%
Children (< 18 years) 160,267 168,607 186,865 208,379 210,419
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 64.58% 62.46% 60.65% 58.98% 58.20%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 427,628 418,078 430,589 441,109 445,803
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 11.22% 12.35% 13.03% 13.16% 14.34%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 74,269 82,686 92,480 98,440 109,823
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 65.22% 65.20% 64.82% 65.39% 65.31%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 411,890 416,922 437,237 466,878 471,874
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 15.45% 16.69% 17.51% 18.13% 18.05%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 98,858 108,564 120,191 131,496 132,406
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 35.80% 35.98% 36.51% 35.84% 35.89%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 219,678 222,573 237,316 247,083 250,666
% Total Asian Patients * 1.18% 1.20% 1.21% 1.25% 1.25%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 7,226 7,442 7,865 8,591 8,697
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.32% 0.33% 0.30% 0.28% 0.27%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,964 2,071 1,948 1,917 1,859
% Black or African American Patients * 49.41% 48.29% 46.98% 46.59% 46.74%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 303,209 298,688 305,418 321,159 326,398
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.77% 1.01% 1.12% 1.30% 1.39%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 4,736 6,229 7,258 8,937 9,729
% More than one race Patients * 1.11% 1.05% 1.44% 1.62% 1.67%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 6,815 6,482 9,349 11,164 11,638
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 613,705 618,571 650,052 689,310 698,388
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 631,568 639,495 674,553 713,961 722,540
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 639,792 650,563 686,304 725,172 733,406
Language (% known)
Limited English Proficiency 11.70% 12.22% 13.31% 13.40% 12.34%
Patients with Limited English Proficiency 77,473 81,772 94,511 100,234 94,539
Patient Characteristics 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 525,209 520,808 541,055 584,653 595,139
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 90.77% 90.30% 90.08% 91.32% 91.12%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 476,741 470,283 487,362 533,915 542,320
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 71.32% 69.68% 69.28% 71.93% 72.13%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 374,580 362,893 374,863 420,566 429,290
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 29.69% 27.24% 26.30% 25.71% 24.78%
None/Uninsured Patients 196,613 182,361 186,718 192,275 189,835
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12.33% 11.41% 13.40% 13.60% 14.16%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 19,766 19,236 25,048 28,331 29,800
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 26.57% 28.77% 27.57% 25.87% 24.86%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 175,970 192,587 195,706 193,479 190,450
% Medicare Patients 11.76% 12.24% 12.81% 12.19% 13.55%
Medicare Patients 77,860 81,910 90,976 91,204 103,825
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 3.80% 4.00% 4.01% 3.62% 3.82%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 25,141 26,746 28,464 27,093 29,231
% Other Third-Party Patients 31.97% 31.75% 33.32% 36.23% 36.80%
Other Third-Party Patients 211,721 212,513 236,534 270,970 281,935
Total Patients 662,164 669,371 709,934 747,928 766,045
Children (< 18 years) 160,267 168,607 186,865 208,379 210,419
Special Medically Underserved Populations
% Homeless Patients 2.81% 2.70% 2.99% 3.49% 3.31%
Total Homeless Patients 18,597 18,067 21,226 26,135 25,351
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 2.55% 3.10% 2.75% 2.98% 2.90%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 16,890 20,752 19,501 22,287 22,226
% Public Housing Patients 9.22% 8.92% 9.36% 10.40% 10.78%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 61,020 59,716 66,440 77,754 82,564
% School-Based Service Site Patients 2.78% 2.92% 3.95% 4.05% 4.62%
School-Based Service Site Patients 18,384 19,527 28,042 30,305 35,368
% Veterans Patients 1.13% 1.12% 1.19% 1.21% 1.21%
Veterans Patients 7,496 7,469 8,457 9,052 9,261
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 172,900 171,862 180,900 183,597 185,676
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 16.48% 16.99% 17.75% 19.00% 18.58%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 64,685 67,607 75,246 83,459 83,564
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 72.01% 70.40% 69.02% 67.50% 66.70%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 282,696 280,102 292,575 296,522 299,951
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 11.51% 12.61% 13.23% 13.51% 14.72%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 45,187 50,185 56,058 59,339 66,216
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 392,568 397,894 423,879 439,320 449,731
Services (% of patients) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
% Medical Patients 92.49% 91.85% 92.84% 91.84% 90.46%
Medical Patients 612,455 614,844 659,128 686,863 692,999
% Dental Patients 8.02% 8.11% 8.32% 8.24% 8.81%
Dental Patients 53,115 54,262 59,035 61,592 67,470
% Mental Health Patients 3.49% 3.98% 3.89% 4.28% 4.88%
Mental Health Patients 23,108 26,660 27,633 32,006 37,409
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.17% 1.19% 0.93% 1.12% 0.86%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 7,717 7,983 6,568 8,363 6,608
% Vision Patients 1.43% 1.21% 1.18% 1.65% 2.40%
Vision Patients 9,494 8,125 8,396 12,325 18,394
% Patient Support Services 7.42% 8.19% 5.27% 4.90% 4.25%
Patient Support Services 49,151 54,826 37,419 36,642 32,578
Total Patients 662,164 669,371 709,934 747,928 766,045
Clinical Data 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 36.01% 30.83% 32.03% 32.23% 31.77%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 165,666 140,283 153,651 157,712 157,332
% Diabetes Patients * 15.35% 16.43% 17.46% 18.04% 17.97%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 68,130 71,684 79,884 83,958 83,889
% Asthma 4.81% 4.90% 4.90% 4.99% 5.03%
Number of Asthma Patients 29,456 30,138 32,323 34,250 34,870
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.03% 1.07% 1.00% 1.02% 1.01%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 6,287 6,552 6,622 7,035 6,989
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 7,366 7,447 8,807 9,277 8,525
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 3,611 3,451 4,407 4,998 4,671
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 68.19% 66.16% 64.20% 64.10% 65.35%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 5,023 4,927 5,654 5,947 5,571
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 14.50% 12.90% 12.90% 12.47% 9.94%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 525 446 578 631 462
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 45.25% 46.47% 46.38% 45.68% 44.87%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 83,852 86,547 90,636 90,348 86,364
Breast Cancer Screening 38.34% 41.60% 42.81% 45.39% 47.04%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 35,023 38,737 42,108 45,726 47,525
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 81.28% 78.76% 80.67% 82.90% 84.36%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 91,799 94,431 115,854 133,521 133,949
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 81.81% 75.92% 80.66% 82.07% 85.13%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 348,883 317,920 365,556 387,391 406,853
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 79.07% 84.47% 86.00% 85.78% 84.71%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 228,828 248,553 288,249 332,162 350,405
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 31.16% 33.45% 31.91% 34.04% 34.31%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 52,931 55,661 66,617 74,738 75,999
Childhood Immunization Status * 24.99% 21.33% 18.78% 17.11% 16.26%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,825 1,626 1,526 1,686 1,563
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 79.28% 78.72% 77.31% 82.01% 82.62%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 352,587 312,384 334,504 438,705 438,155
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * 48.42% 53.09% 68.28% 54.49% 55.68%
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 675 833 1,154 952 916
HIV Screening * 29.51% 35.75% 39.70% 42.39% 45.17%
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 118,530 141,789 161,584 180,864 192,701
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 75.52% 77.67% 77.49% 77.35% 77.19%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 52,714 63,222 72,007 77,461 77,459
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 81.74% 80.41% 78.43% 74.69% 72.44%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 9,347 9,788 11,289 12,030 11,886
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 56.42% 59.86% 63.70% 63.41% 63.98%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 93,463 83,972 97,877 100,001 100,656
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 34.61% 33.99% 32.10% 29.87% 28.88%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 23,581 24,368 25,641 25,079 24,223
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 80.73% 77.09% 66.99% 73.18% 80.53%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 331 175 138 131 182
Initiation of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment 12.14%
Number of Patients with a New SUD Episode Who Initiated Treatment 6,275
Engagement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment 3.04%
Number of Patients with a New SUD Episode Who Engaged in Ongoing Treatment 6,275
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 12.06% 13.97% 20.41% 23.59% 24.15%
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 866 1,166 2,068 2,386 2,415
Cost Data 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Health Center Cluster $129,186,876 $126,397,890 $135,616,167 $132,529,397 $136,007,127
Total Cost $521,512,593 $581,283,876 $675,116,915 $738,025,784 $783,032,520
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $787.59 $868.40 $950.96 $986.76 $1,022.18

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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