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.
Letter: Mothers do not need more medicine to give birth
As a certified nurse midwife, I believe that the majority of women are capable of delivering their babies without medical intervention. New research has shown that elective induction of labor at 39 weeks reduces cesarean sections, but these results should not be uniformly applied to obstetrical practice. Read more at Tucson.com
El Rio Health expanding southeast location
El Rio Health announced they plan to expand their southeast location. This announcement came Wednesday, August 15, 2018 during National Health Center Week. The Golf Links and Kolb location opened nine years ago. The center’s high rate of business prompted the expansion. See more at KVOA.
El Rio has received $399,822 from HRSA for the Health Center Quality Improvement FY2018 Grant Awards.
Out of the 20 awards given out in Arizona, El Rio Health was one of 3 who received a significant portion of that funding due to being recognized as a Health Center Quality Leader. To learn more about the FY2018 HRSA Quality Improvement Grants click HERE. To see the listing of Arizona Health Centers who received Grants click HERE.
El Rio Health to Celebrate National Health Center Week – August 13-17, 2018
El Rio Health will hold a new construction kick-off on Wednesday, August 15th from 3-4 pm at their Southeast campus to celebrate National Health Center Week 2018. The event is part of a national campaign during the week of August 13th-17th to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers and the […]
Tucson children receive $50,000 in oral health services
TUCSON – More local children will have access to dental care, thanks to a $50,000 grant from Delta Dental of Arizona. The grant will help fund the El Rio Health Center Foundation’s dental program. El Rio said they hired a registered dental hygienist and a dental assistant team for three of their busiest pediatric sites. […]
Progress on El Rio’s newest health center
Progress is being made on the construction of the 50,000-square-foot El Rio Community Health Center. The Cherrybell Campus, a $14.3 million clinic at 1230 S. Cherrybell Stravenue, is expected to include a laboratory, pharmacy, dental center and full radiology department. It is El Rio’s 14th clinic and will also be a teaching health center housing […]
