El Rio Community Health Center Support Email

Our Mission is to improve the health of our community through comprehensive, accessible, affordable, quality and compassionate care. Our Vision is to be a national model of excellent health care. We are dedicated to providing health care for all people. Since El Rio began in 1970, we have grown from 10,000 patients to over 103,000 patients served. We are proud to be one of the most innovative, highly-regarded, non-profit health centers in the United States. We focus on positive outcomes, treating the whole person. Our health care is delivered by compassionate, professionally trained, integrated health teams who give from their hearts to provide world class care. “Your Health is Our Passion.” We serve 1 in 10 people for primary medical and dental care. Today, more than 103,000 people in Tucson trust us with their care. El Rio receives funding from many health insurers, patient co-pays from our sliding fee scale, government grants and private donations to El Rio Health Foundation. El Rio Health is a Federal Tort Claims Act Deemed Facility. This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.