New El Rio Health Center opens in Tucson’s 5th Ward
TUCSON, Ariz. — A new healthcare option will now make it easier for families to get the care they need in southern Arizona. On Thursday, El Rio opened their Cherrybell Stavenue Health Center. “It will increase my quality of life,” said patient Jeffrey Trent on the new location. For Trent, waiting in traffic and driving […]
Using population health and EHR to fill gaps in care
Robin Tenenbaum, IT director, El Rio Community Health Center, shares the importance of earlier screenings for detection of eye disease. See the video here.
New Health Center Opening in Ward 5
TUCSON – El Rio Health is close to opening a new center on Cherrybell Stravenue near 22nd Street and Kino Parkway. The 48,900 square-foot facility’s grand opening ceremony is scheduled Thursday. El Rio’s Broadway Health Center needed to relocate because of the Broadway Boulevard widening project. Read more at kvoa.com
21 Under 21: Deja Foxx Says Homeless Students Like Her Need to Tell Their Stories
Deja Foxx is part of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 class of 2018, which spotlights extraordinary young women, girls, and femmes making waves in their industries or passions of choice. When asked where she hopes to see herself and her work in 21 years, Deja Foxx, 18, smiles and says, “I could run for president by then.” […]
Arizona flu cases already outpacing last year’s harsh season
Fifty-six cases of laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu have been reported to the Arizona Department of Health Services in the first two weeks of the state’s flu season, far surpassing the five-year average of 16 cases during that time period, officials say. Read more at Tucson.com
36 Hours in Tucson
An interesting article on Tucson featured in the New York Times – with a couple of El Rio Health locations in the cover photo! Foodies, cyclists and the aesthetically inclined will find much to like in this desert city, home to a new bike-share system, adobe architecture and restaurants that reflect a mix of cultural […]
El Rio Health, TMC opening center near Fourth Avenue
The nonprofit healthcare provider will occupy the 7,000 square-foot ground floor space of the office complex to be located East of Trinity Presbyterian Church on East University Boulevard. The site will include a dozen exam rooms, a lab and x-ray room. El Rio and developers hope to open next fall. Read more at Inside Tucson […]
HHS Awards Over $1 Billion to Combat the Opioid Crisis
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded over $1 billion in opioid-specific grants to help combat the crisis ravaging our country. The awards support HHS’s Five-Point Opioid Strategy, which was launched last year and enhanced this week. New data unveiled recently by HHS suggests that efforts are now yielding progress at the […]
Finding resources to help homeless people with mental illness
TUCSON, Ariz. – According to the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness, from last year the amount of homeless people on the streets has decreased from the previous ones. TPCH says nearly 1,500 people are homeless as of January 2018 and nearly half of them suffer from substance abuse disorder or mental illness. Read more at […]
New Health Center HealthOn University at The Trinity Announced for West University Neighborhood
Tucson, Arizona – Students, workers and residents near the historic West University neighborhood and the Fourth Avenue Business District will soon have a convenient health center with the opening of HealthOn University at the new Trinity Building on University Boulevard just east of Fourth Avenue. Read more here.
