Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri)

Puerto Rico · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Puerto Rico and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Arroyo and Guayama. In 2025 it served 17,619 patients, up 2.0% from 17,270 in 2024.

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Medium by patient volume (small: under 10,000 patients; medium: 10,000–29,999; large: 30,000 or more) · rural setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center and Public Housing Primary Care

17,619Patients served, 2025

2.4%of patients uninsured

43.4%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$1,177Total accrued cost per patient

Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri) compared with Puerto Rico and the nation, 2025

State and national columns are HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers. A dash means HRSA publishes no figure.
Measure	Centro de Salud Familiar (Palmieri)	Puerto Rico health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	24.0%	–	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	19.7%	–	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	96.3%	–	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	2.4%	–	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	43.4%	–	47.9%
Medicare	24.2%	14.9%	11.6%
Private insurance	30.1%	15.7%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$1,177	$1,242	$1,672
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	84.4%	–	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	83.9%	–	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	91.0%	–	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	87.4%	–	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	28.6%	–	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	92.5%	–	75.3%
Early entry into prenatal care	94.4%	–	73.4%
Childhood immunization status	58.1%	–	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	91.8%	–	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	83.8%	–	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	15,569
Dental	2,944
Mental health	2,459

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	17,619	$1,177	2.4%	43.4%
2024	17,270	$1,088	13.4%	48.2%
2023	17,364	$962	1.9%	57.0%
2022	15,711	$1,016	2.1%	58.8%
2021	14,332	$857	3.3%	62.0%
2020	11,391	–	7.8%	58.5%
2019	14,019	–	16.3%	51.3%
2018	13,493	–	10.9%	55.0%
2017	13,269	–	14.9%	59.5%
2016	13,150	–	15.8%	59.9%

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