El Rio’s approach to health care during the pandemic
Developments related to the pandemic this week ranged from optimistic to dire. State health officials announced that by the end of the month, they expect Arizona will receive more than 380,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with the first shipment arriving next week. It coincided with an alert from the Pima County Health Department that […]
El Rio has provided healthcare and compassion for five decades
El Rio Health’s mission is, and has always been, to improve the health of our community through comprehensive, accessible, affordable, quality and compassionate care. Mary and Blake have been isolated since March with underlying health conditions that require constant care. They are in their 70s and could not afford medical care were it not for […]
Health experts warn of false sense of security as vaccine rolls out
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – As the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began rolling out Monday, healthcare experts warn to not allow the vaccine’s arrival to create a false sense of security especially during the holidays. Dr. Sudha Nagalingam, the Medical Director of El Rio’s HIV Infectious Disease Clinic, said Arizona’s recent spike […]
Pima County, healthcare providers plead with public to stop COVID-19 spread as hospitals reach capacity
TUCSON (KVOA) – On the heels of issuing a Public Health Advisory, Pima County and several healthcare leaders released a joint statement Friday pleading residents to take immediate steps to curb of the spread of COVID-19 in the area. On Wednesday, Pima County issued an advisory, stating “COVID-19 transmission is HIGH and hospitals are at capacity. Stay home if […]
Low-income areas seeing more COVID-19 cases
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – COVID-19 Cases are on the rise just about everywhere, but certain spots within Pima County are seeing more increases. According the Pima County Health Department’s data dashboard, many zip codes with lower median incomes are in the red. Dr. Rajiv Modak, at El Rio Health, serves many in these hot-zone, under […]
Pandemic hasn’t stopped Tucson’s gala circuit
TUCSON (KVOA) – The ballroom is closed due to COVID-19. But that has not stopped some of Tucson’s non-profit organizations from moving forward with their annual fundraising events. In this Pandemic, the Gala has gone virtual like pretty much everything else. El Rio Foundation and Children’s Museum Tucson are just two organizations that took their […]
After 50 years, Tucson’s El Rio Health still growing, helping
El Rio Health is celebrating 50 years of care here by giving Tucson a gift: A new medical center in one of the city’s most poorly served areas. Construction will begin soon at the yet-to-be-named clinic at 3655 E. Grant Road, the site of an old Wells Fargo Bank that will be transformed into a […]
El Rio Health to open new location in 2021
TUCSON (KVOA) – El Rio Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary. El Rio’s first health center opened back in 1970 in Tucson. Today, the foundation is preparing to open another location. The foundation purchased a vacant Wells Fargo building on Grant and Dodge. The foundation is not receiving federal funds for this site. They are looking […]
Festejan 50-anos de-ayudar a la comunidad
Vea el video aquí: Festejan 50-anos de-ayudar a la comunidad
Meet the Blue Angels of Tucson
Meet the Blue Angels of Tucson How El Rio Health, founded during the 1960’s social justice movement, adapted to serve residents through coronavirus As the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired many across the United States, history was being made in Tucson, Arizona. There, a small coalition of social justice activists began working with […]