Data Notes

To meet the needs for rapid policy analyses on critical issues affecting health centers and the communities they serve, the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative complements its in-depth analyses with Data Notes intended to provide timely, evidence-based information and updates on a range of health policy matters for the health center and policy communities. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative has published a special, ongoing series of data notes that present key findings from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey data.

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As COVID-19 Surges, Community Health Centers Face Near-Term and Long-Term Funding Instability.

August 3, 2020

A new analysis finds that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s community health centers are facing critical revenue losses that could significantly affect their ability to sustain operations.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #16): Two in Three Community Health Centers Experience Long Waits for COVID-19 Test Results, with Average Turn-Around Times Exceeding the Department of Health and Human Services Standard.

July 30, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for July 17, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #15): Six in Ten Community Health Centers Reporting Average Turn-around Times for COVID-19 Viral Test Results of Four Days or More, with Four in Ten Reporting More than Five Days.

July 23, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for July 10, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #14): Nearly Half of Community Health Centers Reporting Average Turn-around Times for COVID-19 Viral Test Results of Four Days or More.

July 15, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for July 3rd, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #13): Turn-around time for COVID-19 Virus Test Result Increasing, With More Than One Third Waiting Four Days or More.

July 9, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for June 26, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #12): Nearly 203,000 Health Center Patients Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Infection Accounting for One in Eleven Cases Reported Nationally Through June 19th

July 1, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for June 19, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #11): Reported Site Closures and Visit Declines Have Lessened, but Remain Substantial.

June 30, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for June 12, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #10): Two-Thirds of Health Center Patients with Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 are Racial/Ethnic Minorities.

June 18, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for June 5th, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week #9): The Percentage of Health Center Patients Who Tested Positive for COVID-19—At Least Half of Whom Were Racial/Ethnic Minorities—Is Nearly Three Times the National Percentage.

June 11, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for May 29th, 2020.

Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Update #8): Nearly 2,000 Sites Are Temporarily Closed, Testing has Dropped, Telehealth Use Has Declined, and Revenue Losses Estimated in the Billions.

June 2, 2020

A new data note summarizes and analyzes survey data collected by HRSA, as reported for May 22nd, 2020.