Topawa
Topawa, AZ · Health
tucsonlocalmedia.com
Amid health care cuts, Clínica Amistad provides
Opened in 2003, Clínica Amistad: a project of Amistad y Salud, administers medical help to Tucson’s uninsured. “Baically what happens is we serve all patients who have zero insurance,” said Nicole Glasner, executive director of the nonprofit clinic. “We're a primary health care clinic that takes care of those health care needs. So once you come in our door and are established with one of our doctors, who are volunteers, we take care of your health care needs from beginning to end, and we never charge our patient a dime.”
tucsonlocalmedia.com
TMC Emergency Room unveils $27M renovations
A gathering at Tucson Medical Center was slated to involve tours of its emergency department, freshly outfitted with $27 million in renovations. But no tour could demonstrate the project’s value so much as TMC’s cancellation of the tours on account of an ED brimming with patients, or a “code purple,” as it was described.
hoodline.com
Oro Valley Breaks Ground on 155-Unit Senior Community Across From Hospital
Vineyard Park Oro Valley — Site of Senior Community Groundbreaking. Oro Valley town leaders, chamber members and residents gathered across the street from Oro Valley Hospital on Oct. 13 to break ground on Vineyard Park Oro Valley, a senior living community expected to offer around 155 units when it opens in March 2028. The project includes 24 memory care units, 113 assisted living units and 18 independent-living casitas, built to let older adults receive specialized care without leaving the community they call home.
biztucson.com
El Rio Health Earns Repeat AMA Recognition for Advancing Physician Well-Being
El Rio Health has earned Gold-level recognition for the second consecutive cycle from the American Medical Association through its Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program. El Rio remains the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the nation to achieve Gold-level status and is one of just 21 health...
biztucson.com
Tucson Medical Center Completes Emergency Room Renovation
Tucson Medical Center has completed a $27 million renovation of its emergency department, enhancing capacity, patient privacy and care in one of Arizona’s busiest emergency departments. The renovated department officially opened Oct. 19, 2026. Tucson Medical Center, through its adult and pediatric emergency departments, serves more than 100,000 patients...
KOLD-TV
Tucson Medical Center celebrates renovation of its emergency department
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Tucson Medical Center has officially completed its $27 million renovation of its emergency department -- and plans to celebrate with a bust-thru banner ceremony the afternoon of Monday, October 19. In a press release, TMC Health’s CEO Mimi Coomler says: “The completion of this project...
Tucson Weekly
‘Lifesaving work’: Amid health care cuts, Clínica Amistad provides
Opened in 2003, Clínica Amistad: a project of Amistad y Salud, administers medical help to Tucson’s uninsured. “Baically what happens is we serve all patients who have zero insurance,” said Nicole Glasner, executive director of the nonprofit clinic. “We’re a primary health care clinic that takes care of those health care needs. So once you come in our door and are established with one of our doctors, who are volunteers, we take care of your health care needs from beginning to end, and we never charge our patient a dime.”
copperarea.com
Expanding care to the Copper Corridor: Home Instead steps into the Tri-Community
Finding and accessing quality senior care can be a daunting balancing act for families in our Tri-Community. Employment, shopping and health care are almost never within walking or even short driving distance for so many of us. When caregiving for an elderly relative involves traveling long distances to get them to appointments and is paired with employment and family obligations, the pressure builds. Too often, the only choice seems to be to place them in a far away residential care facility that adds thousands of dollars to monthly expenses and for that a dear loved one is often forced to live a diminished lifestyle without ever truly feeling at home again.
hospicenews.com
Anderson Family Care Startup Unveils New Hospice, Care Navigation Models
Anderson Family Care has rolled out two brands designed to improve access to end-of-life and palliative care. The new company recently unveiled two brands Anderson Hospice, and the value-based care navigation platform Counsel Care. Both brands launched in late September. Former leaders of hospice and home health companies founded the...
azluminaria.org
More than 22,000 refugees in Arizona are at risk of losing their health insurance
“I feel like I’m just trying not to let patients die,” Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi says in an exasperated voice. She’s been scrambling to prepare refugees set to lose their health care on Oct. 1. Aldulaimi is co-director of the University of Arizona Refugee Health Program. Hundreds of...
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Study finds south-side Tucson residents still deal with toll of water contamination decades later
One in three Tucson residents who experienced water contamination issues in their communities are still dealing with mental health impacts, four decades after the contamination was addressed. That’s according to a new study out from the University of Arizona. Communities in Tucson’s south side were contaminated when a cleaning...