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Pennsylvania Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 42

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 867,867

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
23.81%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
4.76%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
7.14%
Improving Health Care Access
16.67%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
47.62%
High Value Care
7.14%
Preventive Health
2.38%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
58.54%

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 772,290 823,746 816,444 834,389 867,867
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 26.86% 27.64% 27.82% 27.61% 27.61%
Children (< 18 years) 207,402 227,665 227,117 230,335 239,595
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 61.16% 59.88% 58.60% 58.42% 58.09%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 472,301 493,223 478,423 487,478 504,155
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 11.99% 12.49% 13.58% 13.97% 14.30%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 92,587 102,858 110,904 116,576 124,117
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 52.78% 53.66% 52.64% 54.41% 55.22%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 378,008 407,753 398,004 418,469 442,008
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 20.95% 21.27% 22.37% 23.58% 25.03%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 153,487 165,200 173,155 186,475 206,351
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 52.37% 51.63% 53.02% 51.36% 50.65%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 338,222 352,099 358,045 350,649 358,378
% Total Asian Patients * 5.74% 6.04% 5.35% 5.85% 5.94%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 37,087 41,168 36,162 39,928 42,040
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.56% 0.60% 0.59% 0.67% 0.74%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 3,600 4,090 3,971 4,593 5,223
% Black or African American Patients * 28.53% 29.06% 27.62% 28.26% 28.06%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 184,244 198,194 186,507 192,917 198,536
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.61% 0.65% 0.76% 1.12% 1.41%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 3,935 4,414 5,109 7,620 9,999
% More than one race Patients * 3.57% 3.17% 3.31% 2.91% 2.97%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 23,046 21,588 22,356 19,851 21,050
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 645,808 681,950 675,309 682,697 707,598
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 716,230 759,852 756,049 769,118 800,386
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 732,503 776,809 773,911 790,753 824,544
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 15.47% 16.00% 17.52% 19.21% 20.98%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 119,511 131,789 143,066 160,253 182,051
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 530,089 530,089 509,455 509,168 525,188
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 86.58% 86.67% 88.35% 87.57% 86.83%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 458,933 459,424 450,095 445,858 456,025
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 66.66% 67.27% 61.53% 59.17% 61.58%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 353,356 356,602 313,471 301,279 323,431
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 14.97% 13.31% 13.06% 14.26% 16.65%
None/Uninsured Patients 115,638 109,648 106,646 118,957 144,483
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12.39% 11.28% 12.78% 14.41% 16.07%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 25,697 25,687 29,028 33,182 38,498
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 46.80% 48.91% 48.57% 47.61% 44.00%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 361,428 402,931 396,519 397,279 381,872
% Medicare Patients 13.56% 13.39% 14.41% 14.36% 14.32%
Medicare Patients 104,746 110,318 117,615 119,797 124,247
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 4.72% 4.55% 4.89% 4.96% 4.93%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 36,452 37,469 39,963 41,394 42,767
% Other Third-Party Patients 24.66% 24.38% 23.97% 23.77% 25.03%
Other Third-Party Patients 190,478 200,849 195,664 198,356 217,265
Total Patients 772,290 823,746 816,444 834,389 867,867
Children (< 18 years) 207,402 227,665 227,117 230,335 239,595
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 3.65% 2.88% 2.86% 2.58% 3.00%
Total Homeless Patients 28,159 23,693 23,329 21,507 26,010
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.08% 1.24% 1.57% 1.27% 1.95%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 8,345 10,217 12,791 10,600 16,955
% Public Housing Patients 15.38% 14.20% 13.95% 14.00% 13.93%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 118,816 116,954 113,903 116,839 120,898
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.97% 1.10% 1.52% 1.74% 1.61%
School-Based Service Site Patients 7,456 9,056 12,372 14,489 13,996
% Veterans Patients 1.61% 1.45% 1.83% 1.50% 1.53%
Veterans Patients 12,433 11,933 14,926 12,514 13,265
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 199,234 207,832 201,498 206,406 214,279
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 19.02% 19.57% 19.53% 19.35% 19.18%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 84,736 92,591 91,391 92,704 95,478
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 69.04% 67.91% 66.97% 66.69% 66.52%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 307,551 321,362 313,456 319,497 331,202
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 11.94% 12.52% 13.50% 13.95% 14.30%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 53,188 59,254 63,205 66,848 71,183
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 445,475 473,207 468,052 479,049 497,863
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 83.23% 80.52% 79.82% 78.35% 79.66%
Medical Patients 642,764 663,255 651,703 653,731 691,345
% Dental Patients 20.89% 22.34% 23.81% 24.89% 24.94%
Dental Patients 161,367 184,018 194,361 207,678 216,481
% Mental Health Patients 10.07% 9.95% 9.67% 9.39% 9.89%
Mental Health Patients 77,739 81,943 78,989 78,315 85,822
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 0.64% 0.58% 0.66% 0.63% 0.68%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 4,975 4,801 5,349 5,281 5,926
% Vision Patients 0.79% 1.20% 1.36% 1.50% 1.63%
Vision Patients 6,107 9,878 11,124 12,482 14,174
% Enabling Services Patients 5.04% 5.52% 4.95% 5.55% 5.32%
Enabling Services Patients 38,934 45,449 40,396 46,312 46,140
Total Patients 772,290 823,746 816,444 834,389 867,867
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 30.12% 31.05% 29.73% 30.90% 31.72%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 139,574 146,826 137,512 143,758 156,022
% Diabetes Patients * 13.63% 14.08% 15.49% 16.20% 16.72%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 60,375 63,500 67,903 71,267 77,628
% Asthma 6.63% 6.45% 6.80% 6.76% 6.64%
Number of Asthma Patients 42,621 42,808 44,345 44,164 45,902
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 0.86% 0.75% 0.84% 0.87% 0.80%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 5,515 4,950 5,488 5,674 5,565
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 10,243 10,030 10,021 9,877 10,445
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 5,525 5,572 5,316 5,262 5,811
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 75.88% 73.82% 72.02% 72.45% 71.07%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 7,772 7,404 7,217 7,156 7,423
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 8.68% 9.63% 8.43% 7.98% 8.04%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 472 542 449 403 462
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 42.58% 47.09% 49.33% 48.39% 47.53%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 83,163 88,770 89,065 91,026 94,242
Breast Cancer Screening 49.21% 47.95% 49.80% 55.14% 55.79%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 38,664 37,789 44,672 51,582 54,824
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 58.60% 63.85% 60.67% 61.97% 64.96%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 69,255 83,481 76,915 92,492 105,431
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 56.09% 53.17% 53.74% 56.95% 59.70%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 244,342 228,593 222,042 260,801 288,160
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 83.04% 77.81% 80.37% 79.45% 78.93%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 268,001 261,146 271,071 290,922 331,334
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 40.36% 43.27% 45.42% 43.34% 44.37%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 67,650 73,538 75,897 89,321 97,571
Childhood Immunization Status * 41.21% 37.24% 32.78% 28.82% 27.35%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 3,665 3,373 2,879 2,481 2,456
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 57.05% 62.85% 65.40% 72.18% 74.56%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 229,568 261,219 247,413 286,891 395,254
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 1,696 1,192 1,262 1,620 1,832
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,690 2,919 3,253 3,781 3,947
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 92,031 113,520 122,546 174,624 196,272
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 75.73% 75.98% 77.21% 78.13% 78.07%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 53,901 61,468 77,146 86,817 87,532
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 79.52% 77.28% 75.55% 77.76% 75.89%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 17,194 16,892 17,215 23,331 17,156
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 57.60% 59.54% 63.59% 65.77% 68.40%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 80,391 87,424 87,450 94,547 106,724
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 36.57% 32.34% 30.58% 29.55% 29.03%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 22,080 20,536 20,762 21,056 22,535
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 74.81% 78.13% 76.23% 72.73% 71.66%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 98 75 93 144 177
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $119,571,808 $141,039,594 $127,957,885 $134,334,498 $142,636,125
Total Cost $772,148,498 $854,623,842 $924,575,254 $1,026,761,113 $1,133,194,383
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $999.82 $1,037.48 $1,132.44 $1,230.55 $1,305.72

Footnotes

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

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