Desert Senita Community Health Center — Ajo, AZ
Desert Senita Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 410 N Malacate St, Ajo, AZ 85321, open 47 hours a week. The typical Arizona clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by Ajo Community Health Center, which serves 5,627 patients across 5 clinic locations.
- Address: 410 N Malacate St, Ajo, AZ 85321 · Directions
- Phone: (520) 387-5651
- Website: www.desertsenita.org
- Weekly hours: 47 (Arizona clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: Ajo Community Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ajo Community Health Center
Patients came to Ajo Community Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 760 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,453 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 147 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 34 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 128 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 291 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 52 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 731 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,676 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 289 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 171 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 43 | patients tested |
Ajo Community Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ajo Community Health Center serves
5,627 patients used Ajo Community Health Center in 2025. 69% live at or below the poverty line and 91% are at or below twice the poverty line. 121 patients were experiencing homelessness and 203 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 69% | 62% | 65% | +7 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 91% | 87% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 14% | 15% | 14% | −1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 22% | 38% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 34% | 14% | 11% | +21 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 30% | 29% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Ajo Community Health Center
Ajo Community Health Center is at or above the Arizona median on 0 of 5 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 58% | 65% | 68% | −7 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 22% | 57% | 54% | −35 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 60% | 73% | 77% | −13 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 77% | 86% | 86% | −9 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 63% | 71% | 79% | −8 pts |
Patients from ZIP 85321
1,861 Ajo Community Health Center patients live in ZIP 85321, and 10% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Sun Life Family Health Center — 29 patients from 85321