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

Total Number of Reporting Program Awardees: 23

Reporting Period: 2024

Total Patients Served: 441,933

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
47.83%
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
26.09%
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
13.04%
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
13.04%
Improving Health Care Access
21.74%
Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality
52.17%
High Value Care
4.35%
Preventive Health
8.70%
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
82.61%

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 423,504 436,831 430,598 440,411 441,933
Ages (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 23.30% 24.49% 24.70% 25.37% 25.01%
Children (< 18 years) 98,696 106,973 106,371 111,750 110,549
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 61.74% 59.91% 58.62% 57.99% 57.97%
Adults (18 – 64 years) 261,469 261,691 252,414 255,397 256,185
% Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 14.96% 15.60% 16.68% 16.64% 17.02%
Older Adults (Ages 65 and over) 63,339 68,167 71,813 73,264 75,199
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 64.91% 64.75% 64.76% 65.68% 66.61%
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 265,684 274,219 267,922 278,072 280,413
% Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients 13.16% 14.07% 14.96% 15.98% 18.89%
Number of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity Patients 54,805 60,465 62,778 68,837 80,808
% Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 37.40% 37.68% 37.73% 37.07% 36.65%
Number of Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin White Patients 143,609 149,290 145,795 145,273 140,590
% Total Asian Patients * 0.65% 0.70% 0.74% 0.78% 0.86%
Number of Total Asian Patients * 2,496 2,763 2,847 3,070 3,306
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.30% 0.30% 0.29% 0.27% 0.28%
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 1,160 1,176 1,119 1,074 1,076
% Black or African American Patients * 53.37% 52.41% 51.38% 51.36% 50.12%
Number of Black or African American Patients * 204,953 207,670 198,510 201,298 192,229
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.59% 0.74% 0.76% 0.89% 0.96%
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 2,270 2,945 2,946 3,493 3,685
% More than one race Patients * 1.73% 1.69% 1.81% 2.20% 2.57%
Number of Patients with More than one race * 6,643 6,713 6,985 8,605 9,871
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 384,003 396,239 386,372 391,901 383,556
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 409,293 423,509 413,717 423,345 421,003
Total Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin & Non-Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Patients (Denominator for Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish Origin Ethnicity) 416,558 429,696 419,769 430,869 427,764
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 10.27% 10.68% 11.37% 12.63% 13.93%
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 43,478 46,667 48,946 55,619 61,541
Patient Characteristics 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 318,588 322,582 333,784 303,945 288,950
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 90.76% 86.47% 83.24% 86.31% 87.67%
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 289,144 278,926 277,853 262,345 253,329
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 70.49% 64.71% 62.53% 67.09% 65.90%
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 224,561 208,735 208,719 203,916 190,418
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 27.62% 26.36% 23.36% 23.49% 24.56%
None/Uninsured Patients 116,970 115,140 100,583 103,465 108,541
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12.44% 12.44% 12.42% 15.17% 20.58%
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 12,278 13,312 13,211 16,949 22,751
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 29.83% 31.06% 32.71% 31.72% 28.11%
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 126,346 135,658 140,856 139,688 124,248
% Medicare Patients 17.15% 17.94% 19.26% 19.16% 18.98%
Medicare Patients 72,639 78,346 82,953 84,363 83,872
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 5.26% 6.00% 6.96% 6.22% 5.92%
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 22,258 26,221 29,951 27,400 26,180
% Other Third-Party Patients 25.40% 24.65% 24.66% 25.63% 28.35%
Other Third-Party Patients 107,549 107,687 106,206 112,895 125,272
Total Patients 423,504 436,831 430,598 440,411 441,933
Children (< 18 years) 98,696 106,973 106,371 111,750 110,549
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 1.89% 2.05% 2.30% 2.42% 2.84%
Total Homeless Patients 8,006 8,973 9,917 10,665 12,549
% Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members 1.53% 2.04% 2.18% 2.38% 2.41%
Total Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers or Their Family Members (All health centers report this line) 6,459 8,913 9,407 10,496 10,666
% Public Housing Patients 21.06% 24.11% 27.68% 24.09% 24.06%
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 89,183 105,338 119,170 106,106 106,347
% School-Based Service Site Patients 1.19% 1.41% 1.90% 1.83% 1.74%
School-Based Service Site Patients 5,029 6,165 8,187 8,060 7,686
% Veterans Patients 1.72% 1.75% 1.90% 1.92% 1.97%
Veterans Patients 7,284 7,632 8,172 8,467 8,685
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 98,020 98,545 97,530 99,317 99,682
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 16.02% 16.86% 16.60% 17.09% 16.95%
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 40,817 44,092 42,970 44,854 44,603
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 68.65% 66.98% 66.21% 65.78% 65.47%
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 174,939 175,141 171,404 172,633 172,259
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 15.33% 16.16% 17.19% 17.13% 17.58%
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 39,066 42,248 44,488 44,962 46,242
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 254,822 261,481 258,862 262,449 263,104
Services (% of patients) 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
% Medical Patients 92.50% 91.88% 91.69% 91.58% 92.61%
Medical Patients 391,741 401,366 394,829 403,340 409,294
% Dental Patients 8.24% 9.13% 9.24% 8.84% 8.44%
Dental Patients 34,908 39,879 39,789 38,914 37,285
% Mental Health Patients 6.47% 6.65% 7.51% 7.49% 7.48%
Mental Health Patients 27,398 29,040 32,353 32,989 33,057
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 1.06% 1.02% 1.30% 1.06% 1.71%
Substance Use Disorder Patients 4,509 4,469 5,589 4,659 7,566
% Vision Patients 0.87% 1.22% 2.19% 2.08% 2.26%
Vision Patients 3,690 5,349 9,423 9,154 10,009
% Enabling Services Patients 12.52% 11.39% 12.52% 15.48% 18.95%
Enabling Services Patients 53,043 49,772 53,922 68,189 83,729
Total Patients 423,504 436,831 430,598 440,411 441,933
Clinical Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 43.36% 45.44% 42.25% 42.72% 42.65%
Number of Hypertension Patients * 128,732 135,947 123,864 126,782 129,071
% Diabetes Patients * 19.90% 20.61% 21.83% 22.64% 23.21%
Number of Diabetes Patients * 56,197 58,485 60,256 63,174 65,873
% Asthma 5.33% 5.37% 5.60% 5.85% 5.91%
Number of Asthma Patients 20,865 21,549 22,113 23,611 24,197
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.40% 1.09% 1.45% 1.46% 1.51%
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 5,472 4,359 5,712 5,887 6,200
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 4,694 5,225 5,381 5,457 5,558
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 2,578 2,588 3,023 3,299 3,205
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 69.32% 72.57% 72.22% 66.63% 65.08%
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 3,254 3,792 3,886 3,636 3,617
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 10.91% 9.79% 8.89% 8.67% 8.09%
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 286 253 272 280 251
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 48.93% 52.50% 54.55% 54.55% 55.13%
Number of Patients Screened for Cervical Cancer * 58,871 60,699 64,004 64,649 64,865
Breast Cancer Screening 52.32% 53.26% 55.23% 57.93% 60.28%
Number of Patients Screened for Breast Cancer 36,549 38,089 40,197 43,318 44,631
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 67.47% 70.10% 73.13% 76.70% 79.85%
Number of Children Age 3-17 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 45,152 50,261 54,360 64,671 66,468
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 69.41% 66.29% 68.99% 78.81% 80.39%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 192,982 182,988 193,985 230,226 238,930
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 80.98% 83.05% 86.75% 88.98% 88.44%
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 12 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 164,378 178,661 191,465 206,071 227,834
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 40.97% 44.08% 46.52% 43.60% 46.06%
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 51,076 55,636 59,529 67,298 72,564
Childhood Immunization Status * 28.78% 29.94% 26.97% 25.11% 25.77%
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 1,263 1,422 1,320 1,246 1,309
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 70.86% 72.81% 77.42% 79.27% 82.94%
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 181,164 184,375 200,453 203,229 272,031
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 828 839 1,028 1,111 1,374
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years * - - - - -
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 527 1,150 828 797 956
HIV Screening * - - - - -
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 68,218 103,887 120,956 142,359 154,551
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 80.15% 81.11% 83.09% 84.33% 84.18%
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 49,383 55,994 63,890 67,038 73,296
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 81.52% 83.10% 83.12% 83.30% 84.54%
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 9,393 9,153 9,714 10,197 10,853
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 59.84% 61.72% 64.91% 66.72% 70.37%
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 77,028 83,909 80,400 84,590 90,823
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 30.60% 27.36% 26.24% 24.81% 24.21%
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 17,198 16,004 15,813 15,674 15,946
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 88.76% 86.30% 82.84% 88.59% 89.51%
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 150 189 169 132 145
Cost Data 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Health Center Cluster $86,752,073 $94,599,292 $94,637,778 $96,723,178 $97,674,153
Total Cost $548,893,000 $608,585,409 $677,056,665 $785,230,777 $890,667,381
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,296.08 $1,393.18 $1,572.36 $1,782.95 $2,015.39

Footnotes

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

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