RUHS Community Health Centers Recognized for Improving Healthcare for Riverside County Residents

The Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Community Health Centers have received top honors for delivering excellent healthcare and improving patient outcomes.

Four Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) Badges were awarded to the Community Health Centers (CHC) from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that supports equitable healthcare for high-need communities.

“These awards are evidence of Riverside University Health System’s commitment to providing outstanding patient care,” said Dr. Mahbuba Khan, Medical Director of the Community Health Centers. “As our Riverside County patient population continues to grow, we will embrace new technologies, reduce disparities and make sure patients have access to the high-quality care they deserve.”

Each year the agency reviews the performance of community health centers against its program requirements. This is the third year in a row RUHS has been recognized for its quality of care for patients.

RUHS earned the following CHQR Badges for 2024:

• Health Center Quality Leader (Silver): RUHS ranks among the top 20% of nationally ranked health centers on HRSA Clinical Quality Measure data, leading in breast and colon cancer screening, depression treatment and HIV screening.    
• Access Enhancer: RUHS increased services by 5%, for the total number of patients receiving mental health, substance use disorder, dental, vision or other enabling services.  
• Health Disparities Reducer: RUHS demonstrated improvements in hypertension control and diabetes treatment across all racial/ethnic groups.   
• Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality: RUHS adopted an electronic health record system, offering telehealth services, exchanging clinical information online, engaging patients through health IT and collecting data on patient social risk factors.   

Riverside University Health System operates 14 Community Health Centers across Riverside County that provide a range of medical services, from immunizations to cancer screenings. The network of health centers provided care to more than 95,000 Riverside County residents in 2023.

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