Casino Del Sol donates $20,000 to El Rio Health to bring medical care to Tucson’s unhoused
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Casino Del Sol is stepping up to help Tucson’s unhoused community, donating $20,000 to El Rio Health to bring medical care directly to those who need it most. El Rio Health’s Street Medicine program sends four mobile teams across Tucson to meet people where they are — at 19 shelter […]
Joy in Medicine Gold-Level Recognition
El Rio Health has once again earned Gold-level recognition from the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program for 2026-2027, reaffirming our commitment to clinician well-being and organizational excellence. This achievement marks the second time El Rio Health has received the program’s highest level of recognition and highlights our continued leadership in […]
Tucson adds cooling centers, but unhoused still face barriers trying to escape deadly heat
Nearly 25% of heat-related deaths were among Pima County’s homeless population in 2025 Bella Week, Tucson Sentinel On a 104-degree afternoon in late June, Keith Brogdon sat in a quiet corner of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, scrolling on YouTube while his dog, Tiger, slept at his feet. A stuffed backpack with a sleeping […]
El Rio Health Stone Health Center to Open June 1
El Rio Health has announced that its new Stone Health Center will begin seeing patients on Monday, June 1. This state-of-the-art, 95,000-square-foot integrated community health center is projected to serve up to 22,000 patients annually once fully staffed. Located at 4888 N. Stone—the former Tucson Heart Hospital, which had remained vacant for 14 years—the facility […]
El Rio Health opens one of nation’s largest health centers in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – El Rio Health is celebrating the pre-grand opening of its new Stone Health Center in Tucson, one of the largest community health centers in the country. The new 95,000-square-foot facility will serve 22,000 patients annually when fully staffed. It’s located at the former Tucson Heart Hospital at Stone and River. “That […]
ASU News – El Rio’s Vanessa Seaney
The call to care How ASU builds stronger communities from the ground up Editor’s note: This story was featured in a special Tucson edition of ASU Thrive magazine. Albert Einstein said, “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” It’s a philosophy that Vanessa Seaney, ’92 MSW, chief of behavioral health and integration […]
Women in Facilites – El Rio’s own Yanet Vega
Yanet Vega Designing Spaces That Heal by Jack Rubinger Mar 11, 2026 Teachers, parents, friends all often speak of the value of an education, but few prepare graduates for the “second education” that begins on the job. So you wind up educating yourself. And really, self-education might be the most meaningful and long-lasting kind. For […]
Tucson Fire program helping crews get cancer screenings quicker
Video coverage at kold.com
El Rio Health Recognized for Digital Health Achievement as 2025 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Recipient
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the results of the highly anticipated 2025 Digital Health Most Wired Survey, an internationally recognized benchmarking program that honors excellence in digitally enabled healthcare. El Rio Health is proud to announce its Level 8 achievement for the Ambulatory category. Among the more than 50,000 facilities […]
Celebrating 55 years of El Rio Health’s impact on Tucson community
Video available on KVOA.com