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For the fourth consecutive year, First Care Clinic was recognized as a 2023 Health Center Quality Leader, ranking among the top 10 percent of health centers in the nation for best overall clinical performance. These Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) badges are awarded each year to health centers that have made notable quality improvement achievements in the most recent Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting period.
First Care Clinic CEO, Eric Flax stated, “To be recognized as a Quality Leader is quite an achievement. It requires our staff to consistently deliver high-quality, patient-centered care day in and day out. Recognition such as this does not happen by accident, and the fact that First Care has been recognized as a Quality Leader for several years in a row proves that. Our staff takes pride in the care we provide our patients, and they deserve all the credit for this accomplishment!”
First Care Clinic was also named National Quality Leader in Heart Health, which is given to the top 1 to 2 percent of all health centers that reach goals in heart attack and stroke prevention in patients. These goals include the use of aspirin when appropriate, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, smoking cessation and prevalence reduction, and reductions in daily sodium use and physical inactivity.
This year, First Care Clinic was one of only seventeen HRSA-supported health centers in the nation to earn the first-ever National Quality Leader in Cancer Screening. This badge highlights health centers’ key role in providing potentially life-saving access to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings. Awardees met two or more of the Healthy People 2030 targets for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings.
“I am so proud of our patients and staff” said Dr. Christine Fisher, Medical Director. “Great preventative care is the hallmark of high-quality care. Helping to prevent cancer and heart disease enables our patients to live longer, healthier lives, and that is our goal.”
First Care Clinic also earned awards for Health Disparities Reducer and Access Enhancer.
