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North Carolina Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 38

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 723,770

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
28.95%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
7.89%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
15.79%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
5.26%
Improving Health Care Access
28.95%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
60.53%
High Value Care
7.89%
Preventive Health
5.26%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
73.68%

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 664,693 721,568 696,072 694,057 723,770
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 18.69% 21.08% 20.47% 21.20% 21.39%
Children (< 18 years) 124,233 152,114 142,476 147,149 154,813
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 67.42% 65.49% 63.85% 61.85% 61.41%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 448,131 472,566 444,447 429,257 444,460
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 13.89% 13.43% 15.68% 16.95% 17.20%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 92,329 96,888 109,149 117,651 124,497
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 61.66% 62.84% 61.95% 60.65% 60.39%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 354,407 396,512 392,673 391,018 403,371
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 28.05% 29.85% 30.95% 31.34% 31.57%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 164,876 192,168 199,374 205,455 214,486
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 42.68% 41.39% 42.38% 43.46% 43.93%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 220,373 234,428 241,154 253,669 264,558
% Total Asian Patients * 1.45% 1.39% 1.49% 1.47% 1.50%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 7,475 7,853 8,459 8,600 9,028
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.36% 0.40% 0.38% 0.38% 0.50%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,843 2,264 2,169 2,190 2,985
% Black or African American Patients * 33.37% 32.91% 30.32% 28.37% 27.92%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 172,313 186,380 172,541 165,591 168,151
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 1.99% 2.02% 2.01% 2.13% 1.96%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 10,260 11,452 11,464 12,408 11,798
% More than one race Patients * 2.51% 2.77% 3.06% 2.48% 2.71%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 12,961 15,691 17,391 14,451 16,306
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 516,314 566,378 569,012 583,691 602,264
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 574,780 630,940 633,827 644,687 667,929
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 587,823 643,872 644,285 655,531 679,454
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 20.62% 21.75% 22.83% 25.27% 25.23%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 137,032 156,956 158,883 175,400 182,632
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 398,765 423,621 444,077 468,436 473,207
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 89.71% 90.96% 90.68% 90.90% 90.40%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 357,729 385,346 402,670 425,831 427,780
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 70.44% 71.38% 69.64% 71.10% 67.44%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 280,909 302,386 309,261 333,065 319,112
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 40.21% 36.58% 35.63% 32.91% 29.95%
None/Uninsured Patients 267,274 263,937 247,990 228,407 216,734
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 25.72% 24.58% 25.80% 24.10% 24.63%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 31,947 37,383 36,760 35,467 38,138
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 20.35% 21.26% 22.68% 26.25% 28.82%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 135,243 153,395 157,895 182,219 208,625
% Medicare Patients 13.38% 12.34% 14.42% 16.39% 16.49%
Medicare Patients 88,960 89,068 100,342 113,743 119,334
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 3.43% 3.29% 3.81% 4.45% 4.38%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 22,769 23,768 26,514 30,886 31,721
% Other Third-Party Patients 26.06% 29.82% 27.27% 24.45% 24.74%
Other Third-Party Patients 173,216 215,168 189,845 169,688 179,077
Total Patients 664,693 721,568 696,072 694,057 723,770
Children (< 18 years) 124,233 152,114 142,476 147,149 154,813
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 2.38% 1.88% 1.98% 2.27% 2.36%
Total Homeless Patients 15,839 13,563 13,807 15,754 17,055
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 4.52% 5.24% 6.04% 5.76% 5.29%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 30,041 37,811 42,041 40,002 38,252
% Public Housing Patients 22.06% 28.73% 32.70% 27.85% 30.75%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 146,639 207,280 227,611 193,327 222,536
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.94% 0.88% 3.54% 1.74% 1.96%
School-Based Service Site Patients 6,237 6,351 24,656 12,068 14,181
% Veterans Patients 1.24% 1.28% 1.57% 1.51% 1.68%
Veterans Patients 8,269 9,251 10,935 10,486 12,173
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 155,868 165,755 151,498 148,103 153,782
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 13.32% 15.08% 14.76% 14.91% 15.10%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 50,118 60,763 57,281 58,159 61,315
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 72.10% 70.70% 68.86% 67.39% 67.00%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 271,238 284,927 267,310 262,821 272,042
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 14.58% 14.23% 16.38% 17.69% 17.90%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 54,841 57,334 63,597 69,000 72,694
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 376,197 403,024 388,188 389,980 406,051
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 84.50% 86.00% 84.58% 83.75% 83.72%
Medical Patients 561,655 620,534 588,718 581,279 605,945
% Dental Patients 13.73% 13.78% 14.71% 15.20% 14.91%
Dental Patients 91,234 99,412 102,358 105,481 107,880
% Mental Health Patients 8.69% 7.25% 7.86% 8.68% 9.33%
Mental Health Patients 57,788 52,324 54,712 60,267 67,555
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.45% 1.06% 1.03% 1.33% 1.31%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 9,616 7,662 7,147 9,252 9,486
% Vision Patients 0.11% 0.12% 0.14% 0.16% 0.32%
Vision Patients 748 865 952 1,102 2,296
% Enabling Services Patients 6.92% 8.16% 10.27% 11.33% 10.24%
Enabling Services Patients 46,023 58,916 71,496 78,619 74,127
Total Patients 664,693 721,568 696,072 694,057 723,770
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 34.98% 33.90% 37.75% 38.32% 39.47%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 157,507 163,896 173,952 172,576 184,815
% Diabetes Patients * 17.37% 16.89% 20.09% 21.24% 21.95%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 74,734 78,161 87,584 89,780 96,213
% Asthma 4.21% 3.99% 4.57% 4.99% 5.26%
Number of Asthma Patients 23,658 24,771 26,896 28,980 31,899
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.68% 0.63% 0.68% 0.69% 0.72%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 3,814 3,912 4,014 4,033 4,345
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 3,914 3,894 4,238 4,129 4,144
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 2,527 2,275 2,447 2,359 2,263
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 74.09% 72.14% 73.34% 71.25% 68.75%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 2,900 2,809 3,108 2,942 2,849
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 8.70% 8.97% 8.03% 9.84% 8.70%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 218 204 196 234 199
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 40.25% 41.76% 47.12% 52.07% 53.28%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 72,207 78,633 82,798 88,252 94,046
Breast Cancer Screening 41.09% 41.32% 45.48% 53.94% 56.70%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 38,587 42,207 46,755 54,592 59,671
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 49.52% 55.02% 56.89% 60.82% 61.11%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 33,307 43,730 48,759 53,848 57,982
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 54.09% 51.98% 55.23% 67.23% 68.27%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 225,642 227,661 235,284 291,035 312,935
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 79.14% 62.63% 81.03% 85.10% 84.26%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 213,903 222,852 245,198 283,264 318,526
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 35.37% 35.55% 41.70% 44.64% 48.13%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 63,818 68,356 81,518 101,331 115,716
Childhood Immunization Status * 42.63% 33.62% 31.17% 32.34% 26.68%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,849 1,616 1,423 1,459 1,296
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 57.92% 50.76% 61.23% 72.04% 71.40%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 204,327 221,638 249,313 277,333 348,706
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 1,648 1,409 1,406 1,469 2,138
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,015 1,139 2,068 2,624 2,252
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 98,084 126,583 148,180 171,113 196,489
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 72.06% 75.12% 77.06% 79.28% 79.64%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 62,924 67,045 86,751 98,278 107,118
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 75.76% 78.78% 77.06% 74.97% 74.15%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 15,086 13,973 17,669 18,766 20,516
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 58.93% 61.20% 62.34% 66.02% 68.48%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 92,816 100,304 108,437 113,931 126,556
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 34.34% 28.12% 28.09% 26.74% 26.03%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 25,663 21,981 24,599 24,011 25,046
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 88.98% 80.00% 73.05% 81.18% 65.94%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 113 100 103 138 91
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $129,619,197 $146,078,891 $143,659,836 $143,425,651 $146,985,031
Total Cost $553,013,798 $626,503,401 $699,059,197 $824,068,469 $947,755,360
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $831.98 $868.25 $1,004.29 $1,187.32 $1,309.47

Footnotes

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

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