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Louisiana Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 36

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 487,947

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
36.11%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
13.89%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
8.33%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
8.33%
Improving Health Care Access
13.89%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
58.33%
High Value Care
13.89%
Preventive Health
16.67%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
69.44%

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 440,014 460,418 473,702 486,550 487,947
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 23.91% 24.93% 25.53% 26.45% 27.71%
Children (< 18 years) 105,229 114,782 120,927 128,694 135,222
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 67.63% 66.10% 65.17% 63.80% 62.03%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 297,583 304,337 308,698 310,419 302,697
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 8.45% 8.97% 9.30% 9.75% 10.25%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 37,202 41,299 44,077 47,437 50,028
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 65.56% 65.82% 66.53% 66.17% 66.14%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 277,749 291,192 303,460 308,990 309,540
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 8.63% 9.74% 12.32% 11.54% 11.75%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 37,063 43,838 57,092 54,775 55,958
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 34.98% 35.27% 35.13% 35.23% 35.37%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 145,918 151,246 152,642 157,999 158,433
% Total Asian Patients * 1.13% 1.20% 1.15% 1.26% 1.22%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 4,718 5,148 4,994 5,631 5,447
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.37% 0.39% 0.33% 0.30% 0.30%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,541 1,652 1,445 1,334 1,339
% Black or African American Patients * 55.88% 55.77% 55.63% 55.06% 54.88%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 233,112 239,136 241,742 246,904 245,771
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.58% 0.81% 0.97% 1.03% 1.06%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 2,409 3,465 4,229 4,625 4,735
% More than one race Patients * 2.37% 1.54% 1.63% 1.56% 1.72%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 9,876 6,600 7,085 6,983 7,701
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 417,154 428,825 434,547 448,433 447,873
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 423,667 442,438 456,102 466,989 467,973
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 429,351 450,196 463,519 474,611 476,050
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 6.91% 7.03% 8.64% 8.88% 9.10%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 30,398 32,360 40,948 43,206 44,384
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 253,347 250,334 269,981 292,346 286,570
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 93.05% 92.96% 92.17% 92.38% 93.71%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 235,751 232,705 248,843 270,072 268,546
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 73.41% 73.01% 72.22% 73.68% 75.65%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 185,976 182,763 194,984 215,392 216,800
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 15.24% 14.11% 13.80% 13.70% 15.87%
None/Uninsured Patients 67,057 64,987 65,383 66,665 77,451
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 11.31% 8.71% 11.13% 10.46% 11.85%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 11,905 10,000 13,464 13,464 16,026
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 57.04% 58.24% 59.67% 59.48% 53.80%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 250,989 268,145 282,639 289,408 262,506
% Medicare Patients 10.26% 10.80% 10.35% 10.71% 12.25%
Medicare Patients 45,142 49,733 49,042 52,121 59,766
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 4.19% 4.80% 4.87% 4.99% 5.79%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 18,448 22,097 23,066 24,260 28,231
% Other Third-Party Patients 17.46% 16.84% 16.18% 16.10% 18.08%
Other Third-Party Patients 76,826 77,553 76,638 78,356 88,224
Total Patients 440,014 460,418 473,702 486,550 487,947
Children (< 18 years) 105,229 114,782 120,927 128,694 135,222
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 5.26% 6.49% 6.53% 6.39% 6.15%
Total Homeless Patients 23,132 29,896 30,944 31,067 30,033
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 0.81% 0.95% 0.96% 0.99% 0.82%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 3,543 4,373 4,545 4,796 4,010
% Public Housing Patients 18.72% 13.51% 17.87% 15.29% 13.84%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 82,383 62,223 84,667 74,373 67,524
% School-Based Service Site Patients 7.12% 9.23% 9.71% 11.64% 12.70%
School-Based Service Site Patients 31,344 42,500 46,019 56,654 61,954
% Veterans Patients 0.70% 0.75% 0.76% 0.77% 0.79%
Veterans Patients 3,074 3,474 3,584 3,764 3,853
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 129,057 130,579 134,083 138,260 134,919
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 15.49% 16.37% 16.67% 16.82% 17.79%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 40,353 43,935 45,871 47,803 50,301
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 75.98% 74.58% 74.00% 73.55% 72.07%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 197,929 200,118 203,652 208,996 203,797
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 8.53% 9.05% 9.33% 9.62% 10.15%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 22,232 24,291 25,685 27,349 28,698
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 260,514 268,344 275,208 284,148 282,796
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 80.39% 79.31% 75.48% 75.08% 76.94%
Medical Patients 353,716 365,176 357,537 365,321 375,433
% Dental Patients 16.22% 15.13% 17.35% 18.19% 15.99%
Dental Patients 71,367 69,657 82,190 88,497 78,011
% Mental Health Patients 16.54% 16.78% 17.69% 19.52% 20.44%
Mental Health Patients 72,786 77,240 83,815 94,997 99,736
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.62% 1.57% 1.61% 1.93% 1.59%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 7,121 7,212 7,635 9,369 7,754
% Vision Patients 0.13% 0.10% 0.13% 0.32% 1.01%
Vision Patients 571 472 622 1,579 4,939
% Enabling Services Patients 9.34% 13.65% 13.31% 15.58% 14.08%
Enabling Services Patients 41,110 62,850 63,040 75,795 68,689
Total Patients 440,014 460,418 473,702 486,550 487,947
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 33.87% 35.18% 32.69% 33.22% 34.54%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 90,515 95,740 86,388 88,592 93,001
% Diabetes Patients * 13.42% 14.16% 15.55% 16.40% 17.12%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 34,989 37,530 40,001 42,487 44,662
% Asthma 4.35% 4.31% 4.56% 4.78% 4.60%
Number of Asthma Patients 15,399 15,750 16,307 17,449 17,273
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.54% 1.51% 1.59% 1.62% 1.61%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 5,457 5,505 5,677 5,911 6,044
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 2,981 3,074 2,634 2,920 2,990
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 1,423 1,461 1,275 1,509 1,668
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 59.41% 74.43% 73.42% 76.75% 69.33%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 1,771 2,288 1,934 2,241 2,073
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 10.35% 15.48% 13.72% 14.63% 15.83%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 148 226 176 221 263
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 45.58% 47.97% 46.04% 43.11% 44.00%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 47,387 52,003 48,586 51,225 50,366
Breast Cancer Screening 41.10% 45.71% 52.32% 53.55% 55.10%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 19,155 21,889 24,358 28,027 28,340
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 60.95% 64.50% 69.40% 71.48% 77.97%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 37,300 46,699 55,525 67,437 80,398
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 67.34% 64.27% 67.52% 66.45% 68.59%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 132,989 147,174 157,927 177,213 185,210
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 80.62% 80.85% 83.06% 78.62% 80.33%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 131,266 146,849 154,351 167,929 201,102
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 37.56% 40.33% 41.55% 39.43% 41.22%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 31,408 35,654 35,988 45,346 49,561
Childhood Immunization Status * 36.33% 33.38% 25.87% 22.66% 21.15%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,243 1,147 872 745 685
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 64.18% 71.77% 75.39% 75.53% 80.43%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 147,324 169,175 176,074 186,781 253,954
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 2,538 1,828 1,376 2,233 2,679
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 506 557 850 786 457
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 75,797 96,537 119,173 126,894 136,240
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 76.86% 77.36% 81.04% 81.49% 80.22%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 27,852 30,749 37,402 42,513 46,480
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 77.83% 77.29% 75.18% 74.92% 74.67%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 4,598 5,089 5,141 5,727 6,061
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 52.58% 55.48% 60.31% 63.42% 65.37%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 47,592 53,115 52,097 56,183 60,793
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 38.97% 33.13% 30.32% 27.24% 26.80%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 13,635 12,433 12,128 11,574 11,968
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 86.38% 81.79% 79.49% 89.84% 84.76%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 203 256 248 274 278
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $100,622,332 $106,853,304 $105,926,992 $107,146,229 $108,019,223
Total Cost $467,968,443 $504,499,009 $564,588,405 $667,239,437 $723,525,437
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,063.53 $1,095.74 $1,191.86 $1,371.37 $1,482.80

Footnotes

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

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