Program provides reproductive health services and education for teens, by teens
A teen-led program through El Rio Health Center has provided more than 4,000 teenagers with access to reproductive health services and education since 2018, with organizers saying many of those patients would not have sought services elsewhere. “Teens teaching teens is less awkward than what they teach us in school,” 16-year-old Emily Morel said. “And […]
Tucson back-to-school events will distribute backpacks and supplies
The monsoons may be lagging, but summer is rolling by with most Tucson students set to start school in less than a month. Those in search of free back-to-school events won’t want to miss the 2019 Pima County Sheriff’s Department Badges & Backpacks event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Tucson Convention Center, […]
El Rio Health: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson supported legislation that supported the creation of community health centers across the nation, with El Rio Community Health Center being one of the first. A successful partnership between various westside neighborhoods and the University of Arizona College of Medicine created the first El Rio Health Center at 839 W. […]
El Rio Health recognized as a Healthcare Innovator Of The Year
Arizona is home to many influential healthcare leaders, innovators, researchers and advocates who make healthcare in Arizona an economic engine that betters everyone’s lives. Here are the Healthcare Leaders of the Year for 2019, as chosen by the editorial board for Az Business magazine. Read more at azbigmedia.com
New Midwifery Center expands birthing options for expectant moms, opens in July
TUCSON, Ariz. — A new Midwifery Center coming to Tucson in July is expanding birthing options for expectant moms. The new facility replaces the former El Rio Birth Center, and is a collaboration between El Rio Health and TMC for Women. It provides an accredited in-hospital birthing unit that offers a family-centered experience for women […]
El Rio Health, TMC to open Midwifery Center
TUCSON – El Rio Health and Tucson Medical Center for Women have teamed up to open an accredited in-hospital birthing unit. The Midwifery Center’s mission is to provide round the clock midwife access for women who want to have a natural birth. The new establishment will be open for patients in July and will be […]
El Rio Health Opens 11th Clinic in Pima County
El Rio Community Health Center has opened its 11th clinic in Pima County. The Cherrybell Clinic in Tucson’s Ward 5 is a 50,000-square-foot clinic that will house more than 150 medical professionals. Services at Cherrybell will include primary medical care for children and adults. There are state-of-the-art lab facilities, including mammography, ultrasound and X-ray. Other […]
Giving back in Southern Arizona
Sundt Foundation: The Sundt Foundation awarded a total of $32,000 in grants to Tucson-area nonprofits during its first-quarter disbursements. The foundation awards grants quarterly to area charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of Sundt employee-owners. Receiving grants of $2,000 each were the Boys […]
Tucson’s Dunbar project earns $100,000 grant for health, well-being programming
The Dunbar Pavilion project will use a $100,000 grant to fund programming to support the health and well-being of people of color. The grant came from the Agnese Haury Program of Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona and will be split over two years. The Dunbar Coalition, the governing body of the […]
El Rio Health opens Cherrybell Health Center expects to serve 10,000 new patients
El Rio Health, the city’s largest community health center, celebrated the opening of its 14th clinic on Thursday, and officials are hoping it will provide another 10,000 patients with services. The new clinic, located at 1230 S. Cherrybell Stravenue, off of East 22nd Street and South Kino Parkway, will serve Ward 5 residents and seeks […]
