Unity Care Northwest

Washington · Health Center Program awardee · UDS 2025

Unity Care Northwest is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Washington and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Bellingham and Ferndale. In 2025 it served 23,917 patients, down 3.4% from 24,750 in 2024. 6.4% of its patients were uninsured, compared with 12.8% across Washington 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) · rural setting · Section 330 funding: Community Health Center

23,917Patients served, 2025

6.4%of patients uninsured

59.7%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP

$2,041Total accrued cost per patient

$451Cost per visit

Unity Care Northwest compared with Washington 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	Unity Care Northwest	Washington health centers	National
Patients
Children under 18	30.7%	29.0%	28.6%
Adults 65 and older	12.2%	11.6%	12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline	77.1%	86.3%	90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured	6.4%	12.8%	17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP	59.7%	54.4%	47.9%
Medicare	13.3%	10.4%	11.6%
Private insurance	20.6%	22.3%	23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient	$2,041	$1,820	$1,672
Cost per visit	$451	$469	$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening	50.2%	56.0%	57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening	46.2%	45.4%	44.9%
Breast cancer screening	56.3%	53.7%	56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure	71.9%	72.2%	69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)	21.2%	24.9%	26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up	55.4%	71.7%	75.3%
Tobacco screening and cessation	75.1%	86.1%	84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease	76.9%	78.6%	79.0%

Patients by service

Service	2025
Medical	10,787
Dental	13,502
Mental health	1,828
Total clinic visits	108,336

Trends, 2016–2025

Year	Patients	Cost per patient	Uninsured	Medicaid/CHIP
2025	23,917	$2,041	6.4%	59.7%
2024	24,750	$1,875	6.5%	59.9%
2023	24,175	$1,817	6.1%	63.4%
2022	21,685	$1,784	5.8%	66.2%
2021	20,418	$1,803	6.6%	64.3%
2020	19,600	$1,909	8.2%	64.6%
2019	21,446	–	10.0%	62.9%
2018	21,478	–	7.8%	64.3%
2017	20,787	–	8.1%	66.3%
2016	19,615	–	8.2%	68.0%

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