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

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 21

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 474,356

Reporting Source: Uniform Data System (UDS) Report

Community Health Center Quality Recognition (CHQR) 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 equity, and health information technology for the most recent UDS reporting period. Learn more.

National Quality Leader
47.62%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
33.33%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
19.05%
Improving Health Care Access
9.52%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
61.90%
High Value Care
9.52%
Preventive Health
23.81%
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 2024 UDS Data Tables

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UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Patients 377,472 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 21.92% 23.44% 23.79% 23.55% 22.69%
Children (< 18 years) 82,735 96,879 106,298 109,969 107,637
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 64.06% 62.25% 60.74% 60.41% 60.62%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 241,791 257,217 271,451 282,127 287,555
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 14.03% 14.31% 15.47% 16.04% 16.69%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 52,946 59,123 69,154 74,898 79,164
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 99.45% 99.44% 99.52% 99.57% 99.17%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 372,777 407,818 443,531 463,876 469,588
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 99.24% 99.24% 99.29% 99.43% 98.81%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 372,168 407,172 442,633 463,339 467,902
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 0.62% 0.62% 0.50% 0.45% 0.84%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 2,058 2,310 2,127 1,998 3,907
% Total Asian Patients * 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 64 71 79 76 61
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 53 39 22 19 38
% Black or African American Patients * 8.48% 7.67% 8.05% 7.94% 8.48%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 27,982 28,803 34,190 35,664 39,555
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 201 77 134 155 156
% More than one race Patients * 9.84% 11.71% 10.29% 9.94% 8.15%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 32,459 43,953 43,728 44,649 37,998
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 329,857 375,479 424,916 448,988 466,223
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 374,835 410,128 445,658 465,874 473,495
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 375,016 410,281 445,800 466,017 473,521
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 97.52% 97.79% 98.43% 98.50% 98.72%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 368,101 404,070 439,881 460,006 468,267
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 268,220 311,600 369,393 402,963 418,845
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 97.54% 97.06% 97.15% 97.05% 97.11%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 261,630 302,437 358,852 391,081 406,745
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 86.74% 85.94% 86.16% 86.17% 86.00%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 232,649 267,793 318,284 347,217 360,219
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 11.61% 7.35% 5.07% 5.01% 9.78%
None/Uninsured Patients 43,840 30,361 22,659 23,386 46,392
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 6.83% 4.43% 3.00% 2.98% 6.77%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 5,654 4,296 3,190 3,276 7,283
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 62.79% 65.55% 67.02% 66.39% 61.43%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 237,031 270,878 299,525 310,037 291,406
% Medicare Patients 11.90% 12.76% 13.62% 13.89% 13.92%
Medicare Patients 44,906 52,739 60,868 64,873 66,008
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 2.52% 2.96% 3.84% 3.87% 3.62%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 9,530 12,231 17,151 18,052 17,175
% Other Third-Party Patients 13.70% 14.34% 14.29% 14.71% 14.87%
Other Third-Party Patients 51,695 59,241 63,851 68,698 70,550
Total Patients 377,472 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356
Children (< 18 years) 82,735 96,879 106,298 109,969 107,637
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 2.27% 2.09% 1.99% 1.87% 2.01%
Total Homeless Patients 8,554 8,646 8,908 8,724 9,537
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.86% 1.62% 1.58% 1.50% 1.47%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 7,009 6,713 7,074 7,001 6,994
% Public Housing Patients 29.22% 29.02% 28.85% 28.32% 31.76%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 110,306 119,907 128,925 132,275 150,647
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.07% 0.10% 0.30% 0.47% 0.57%
School-Based Service Site Patients 281 416 1,352 2,188 2,708
% Veterans Patients 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.29% 0.32%
Veterans Patients 1,228 1,383 1,455 1,354 1,519
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 89,861 97,528 103,040 107,173 108,679
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 15.53% 16.60% 16.82% 16.56% 15.79%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 33,728 39,195 42,992 44,349 43,268
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 70.11% 68.66% 67.17% 66.80% 66.99%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 152,255 162,121 171,660 178,925 183,595
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 14.36% 14.74% 16.01% 16.64% 17.22%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 31,173 34,815 40,906 44,570 47,201
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 217,156 236,131 255,558 267,844 274,064
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 94.46% 91.95% 92.91% 93.95% 93.08%
Medical Patients 356,561 379,972 415,228 438,722 441,529
% Dental Patients 8.73% 11.25% 11.69% 12.13% 12.82%
Dental Patients 32,960 46,467 52,259 56,637 60,829
% Mental Health Patients 11.08% 11.69% 12.21% 13.21% 12.41%
Mental Health Patients 41,833 48,316 54,560 61,669 58,851
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.21% 2.10% 1.15% 1.28% 1.23%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 4,581 8,698 5,152 5,983 5,823
% Vision Patients 2.43% 2.18% 2.08% 2.32% 2.52%
Vision Patients 9,188 9,001 9,313 10,857 11,934
% Enabling Services Patients 10.28% 10.14% 9.37% 9.15% 9.43%
Enabling Services Patients 38,813 41,920 41,880 42,721 44,730
Total Patients 377,472 413,219 446,903 466,994 474,356
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 24.29% 25.78% 21.14% 19.94% 19.33%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 66,437 73,582 65,510 65,433 64,485
% Diabetes Patients * 12.31% 13.33% 13.31% 13.21% 13.60%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 31,805 35,838 38,540 40,387 42,233
% Asthma 7.24% 7.63% 8.21% 8.43% 8.70%
Number of Asthma Patients 25,828 29,008 34,081 36,996 38,434
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.51% 0.54% 0.52% 0.50% 0.51%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1,818 2,049 2,142 2,206 2,255
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 2,699 2,412 2,415 2,710 2,510
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,615 1,435 1,398 1,554 1,380
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 81.96% 86.77% 86.58% 87.56% 87.25%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 2,212 2,093 2,091 2,373 2,190
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 9.83% 13.24% 11.99% 12.61% 11.75%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 158 189 168 192 162
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 47.43% 50.86% 48.22% 56.09% 58.38%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 49,375 53,026 53,968 56,058 56,694
Breast Cancer Screening 46.34% 53.57% 57.65% 64.78% 63.70%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 24,021 29,433 34,308 35,884 36,278
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 68.88% 77.21% 76.89% 83.73% 83.45%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 37,284 48,872 56,173 59,152 54,767
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 77.59% 79.67% 73.83% 75.40% 78.27%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 183,004 198,119 203,227 190,510 192,003
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 90.63% 89.81% 93.53% 92.37% 90.80%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 126,566 150,270 176,943 185,721 208,743
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 40.83% 45.69% 46.05% 48.07% 51.77%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 39,045 45,296 49,528 57,216 60,658
Childhood Immunization Status * 21.30% 20.03% 20.75% 24.73% 24.26%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 873 884 1,053 1,157 1,062
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 68.44% 73.89% 75.35% 78.50% 80.63%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 169,137 197,376 207,611 187,902 219,464
Depression Remission at Twelve Months * - - - - -
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 1,392 1,749 1,304 2,140 2,211
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 407 726 808 747 714
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 50,280 90,113 122,063 128,758 136,676
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 73.34% 76.85% 79.75% 80.46% 80.37%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 27,649 36,163 39,612 44,437 48,184
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 73.95% 74.93% 72.28% 73.06% 74.26%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 6,817 6,825 7,120 8,708 9,706
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 59.96% 66.25% 70.25% 74.61% 77.88%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 39,836 48,751 46,018 48,817 50,221
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 43.59% 36.58% 33.73% 32.81% 30.25%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 13,864 13,109 12,999 13,251 12,774
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 93.10% 90.38% 98.25% 95.31% 96.23%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 27 47 56 61 51
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $96,209,292 $95,470,007 $103,109,775 $99,942,160 $100,166,324
Total Cost $368,753,350 $425,001,567 $496,978,206 $569,448,216 $611,894,812
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $976.90 $1,028.51 $1,112.05 $1,219.39 $1,289.95

Footnotes

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

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