Health Care – FQHC Area Served
This indicator provides details about the area served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and/or FQHC Look-alikes that operate within the report area. An FQHC is a federally funded nonprofit health center or clinic that serves a medically underserved area or populations Federally qualified health centers provide primary care services regardless of ability to pay. Services are provided on a sliding scale fee based on ability to pay.
An FQHC may operate one or more service delivery sites and provide services to individual in multiple cities and/or counties. The list below displays the service-area (county based) of the FQHCs who operate any service-delivery sites within the report area.
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Source Description
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.
About the Uniform Data System (UDS)
The UDS is a standard data set that is reported annually by all health centers that receive federal award funds (Federally Qualified Health Centers) under the Health Center Program, as well as for health centers considered Health Center Program look-alikes. The UDS therefore provides consistent information about health centers. This core set of information for the calendar year encompasses patient characteristics, services provided, clinical processes and health outcomes, patients’ use of services, staffing, costs, and revenues. It is the source of unduplicated data for the entire scope of services included in the grant or designation for the calendar year. For more information about the UDS dataset, please see the