National Committee for Quality Assurance Behavioral Health Distinction
We are pleased to announce that El Rio Health received Behavioral Health Distinction with the National Committee for Quality Assurance on March 14th, 2023, for six of our El Rio sites (Congress, Cherrybell, El Pueblo, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast). This means that El Rio Health is an enhanced level of care facility providing improved access, clinical […]
El Rio welcomes a new COO
TUCSON (KVOA) – Damone “DL” Poole, will be joining El Rio Health as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) beginning March 27, 2023. “I am honored to be joining El Rio, where I am committed to successfully working with El Rio’s staff in making a lasting difference in our patient’s lives,” said Poole. Poole comes […]
Pediatric Mental Health Training Award Winner Announced
The REACH Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the most effective, scientifically proven mental health care reaches all children and families, announces the recipient of their first-ever Pediatric Mental Health Training Award. El Rio Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Tucson, Arizona will receive free children’s mental health training for their primary care providers […]
Nonprofits support homeless individuals with services, supplies
As city officials grapple with Tucson’s increasing homeless population, community groups continue to support unsheltered individuals waiting for transitional or permanent housing, through temporary shelter, services and hygiene supplies. The nonprofit Gospel Rescue Mission has been providing resources to the homeless community since 1953. Outreach coordinator Roger Aguilar said that when someone comes to them […]
Type 2 diabetics struggle to get Ozempic as others use it for weight loss
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – A medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes has been in short supply for months because non-diabetics are using the drug to take advantage of its weight-loss side effect. The medication, sold under the name Ozempic, is trending on social media after numerous celebrities have admitted they use it […]