Patient Demographics

Demographically, patients at CFHC are 47% Hispanic, 50% African-American and 1% Caucasian. 96% of patients are below 200% federal poverty guidelines. CFHC's current user mix is 37% uninsured, 50% Medicaid, 5% Medicare and 8% HMO and private insurance. CFHC accepts Medicaid, AllKids and FamilyCare, Medicare and is enrolled with many different HMOs and private insurance plans. In addition, CFHC offers a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients with minimum co-pay. It is used by 95% of more than 6,300 uninsured patients. Patients are never refused service based on ability to pay. CFHC provided more than $3.2 million in free care in 2008.

Last Year’s Statistics

Services
Patients
Total visits
Medical services
17,670
57,247
Dental services
5,172
11,861
Mental health services
853
2,131
Patient education and case management services
4,255
18,106
Patient Ethnicity
Percentage
Hispanic
47%
African-American
50%
Caucasian
1%
Other
2%
User Mix
Percentage
Uninsured
37%
Medicaid
50%
Medicare
5%
HMO/Private insurance
8%
Income Poverty Level
Percentage
100% and below
80%
101-150%
11%
151-200%
5%
Over 200%
4%
Maternal and Child Health Data
Number
Total female patients
12,551
Women of child-bearing age (14–44)
6,068
Children (0–18)
7,594
Prenatal care patients
1,403
Deliveries by CFHC providers
663
Women enrolled in Healthy Start
386
Families enrolled in Family Case Management
1,300
Source: CFHC CY2008 Uniform Data System (UDS)