Table 1.
Characteristics of health centers, UDS 2015 (N=1,322)
| Mean (standard deviation) or % | |
|---|---|
| Structural measures | |
| Primary care team FTE per 10,000 patients1 | 13.8 (42.5) |
| Enabling service FTE per 10,000 patients2 | 4.7 (10.5) |
| PCMH recognition for one or more sites | 69.7% |
| Currently have an EHR system installed and in use | |
| None | 1.4% |
| Some sites | 4.9% |
| All sites | 93.7% |
| Contextual factors | |
| % minority patients | 40.0% (29.2%) |
| % uninsured patients | 27.0% (18.5%) |
| % homeless patients | 7.6% (19.5%) |
| Total patients | 116,332 (253,703) |
| Health center net revenue | $649,606 ($293,562) |
| Type of funding | |
| Community health center | 92.7% |
| Migrant health center | 12.2% |
| Health care for the homeless | 21.0% |
| Public housing primary care | 6.7% |
| Rural | 54.5% |
| Region | |
| West | 29.1% |
| Northeast | 17.4% |
| Midwest | 19.7% |
| South | 33.8% |
| State expanded Medicaid | 65.1% |
| % of individuals with less than high school diploma, aged 25 and older | 18.4% (7.7%) |
| % of males unemployed, aged 16 and older | 6.8% (2.1%) |
| Median annual household income | $45,262 ($11,083) |
The following types of providers were included in the primary care team: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwifes, and nurses.
Enabling service providers included case managers and health educators.