Charles River Community Health, Inc.

Massachusetts · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Charles River Community Health, Inc. is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Massachusetts and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Allston, Brighton, and Waltham. In 2025 it served 13,637 patients, up 1.0% from 13,499 in 2024. 35.8% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 14.7% across Massachusetts health centers and 17.2% nationally.

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

13,637Patients served, 2025

35.8%of patients uninsured

40.1%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$2,409Total accrued cost per patient

$544Cost per visit

Charles River Community Health, Inc. compared with Massachusetts 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	Charles River Community Health, Inc.	Massachusetts health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	31.2%	21.1%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	8.2%	14.2%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	98.2%	87.9%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	35.8%	14.7%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	40.1%	41.0%	47.9%
Medicare	4.9%	12.2%	11.6%
Private insurance	19.0%	29.9%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$2,409	$2,419	$1,672
Cost per visit	$544	$639	$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	78.8%	66.8%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	58.5%	53.0%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	66.0%	65.2%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	68.0%	69.3%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	22.0%	22.1%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	63.4%	66.4%	75.3%
Early entry into prenatal care	79.5%	82.1%	73.4%
Childhood immunization status	69.6%	45.7%	29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation	89.1%	81.0%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	82.1%	78.7%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	12,248
Dental	5,436
Mental health	778
Total clinic visits	60,379

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	13,637	$2,409	35.8%	40.1%
2024	13,499	$2,222	38.9%	39.9%
2023	13,518	$1,737	31.0%	45.1%
2022	13,802	$1,534	26.5%	60.1%
2021	13,877	$1,328	31.0%	46.2%
2020	13,538	–	35.0%	34.7%
2019	15,507	–	34.2%	31.4%
2018	14,986	–	36.5%	32.7%
2017	13,554	–	41.2%	34.8%
2016	12,750	–	41.5%	36.3%

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