Rhode Island community health centers (FQHCs)
Rhode Island has 8 community health centers that filed Uniform Data System reports for 2025: 8 Health Center Program awardees. The awardees served 232,629 patients in 2025, up 5.5% from 2024.
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232,629Patients served by awardees, 2025
9.1%of patients uninsured
50.4%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP
All 8 health centers in Rhode Island
| Health center | Program | Patients, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Thundermist Health Center | Awardee | 65,663 |
| The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. | Awardee | 63,209 |
| Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc. | Awardee | 24,933 |
| Comprehensive Community Action, Inc | Awardee | 24,264 |
| Northwest Community Health Care | Awardee | 19,104 |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency | Awardee | 12,940 |
| Wood River Health Services Inc. | Awardee | 11,834 |
| East Bay Community Action Program | Awardee | 10,682 |
Rhode Island compared with the nation, 2025
| Measure | Rhode Island | National |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | ||
| Patients served | 232,629 | 32,746,392 |
| Children under 18 | 27.3% | 28.6% |
| Adults 65 and older | 12.1% | 12.8% |
| At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| Insurance status | ||
| Uninsured | 9.1% | 17.2% |
| Medicaid / CHIP | 50.4% | 47.9% |
| Medicare | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Private insurance | 29.6% | 23.0% |
| Cost | ||
| Total accrued cost per patient | $1,509 | $1,672 |
| Cost per visit | $403 | $438 |
| Clinical quality | ||
| Cervical cancer screening | 61.4% | 57.0% |
| Colorectal cancer screening | 53.3% | 44.9% |
| Breast cancer screening | 61.8% | 56.0% |
| Controlling high blood pressure | 75.2% | 69.1% |
| Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better) | 22.0% | 26.3% |
| Depression screening and follow-up | 67.2% | 75.3% |
| Early entry into prenatal care | 87.0% | 73.4% |
| Childhood immunization status | 43.5% | 29.5% |
| Tobacco screening and cessation | 85.3% | 84.8% |
| Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease | 79.5% | 79.0% |
Rhode Island trends, 2016–2025
| Year | Patients (awardees) | Uninsured | Medicaid/CHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 232,629 | 9.1% | 50.4% |
| 2024 | 220,417 | 10.1% | 51.2% |
| 2023 | 210,125 | 8.9% | 55.3% |
| 2022 | 202,716 | 8.8% | 54.8% |
| 2021 | 189,496 | 9.6% | 54.6% |
| 2020 | 179,301 | 11.0% | 53.0% |
| 2019 | 191,472 | 11.8% | 52.9% |
| 2018 | 178,033 | 10.5% | 55.5% |
| 2017 | 171,208 | 9.9% | 58.2% |
| 2016 | 164,057 | 10.8% | 57.2% |
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