United Community Health Center at Amado — Amado, AZ
United Community Health Center at Amado is a community health center clinic at 28720 S Nogales Hwy, Amado, AZ 85645, open 40 hours a week. The typical Arizona clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by United Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 18,034 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 28720 S Nogales Hwy, Amado, AZ 85645 · Directions
- Phone: (520) 407-5510
- Website: www.uchcaz.org
- Weekly hours: 40 (Arizona clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: United Community Health Center, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at United Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to United Community Health Center, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,388 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 5,270 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 23 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 3,038 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,095 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 803 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,374 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 475 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,113 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,192 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,160 | patients with asthma |
| Childhood lead tests | 300 | children tested |
United Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who United Community Health Center, Inc. serves
18,034 patients used United Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 44% live at or below the poverty line and 70% are at or below twice the poverty line. 66 patients were experiencing homelessness and 1,087 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 44% | 62% | 65% | −18 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 70% | 87% | 92% | −17 pts |
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 15% | 14% | −13 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 22% | 38% | 42% | −16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 31% | 14% | 11% | +18 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 45% | 29% | 24% | +17 pts |
Quality of care at United Community Health Center, Inc.
United Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the Arizona median on 5 of 7 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 | 70% | 65% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 73% | 57% | 54% | +16 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 47% | 48% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 44% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 73% | 77% | +21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 93% | 86% | 86% | +7 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 66% | 71% | 79% | −5 pts |
Staffing at United Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 160 full-time-equivalent staff, including 17 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 8 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 1,081 patients per clinical provider against the Arizona median of 904 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 60,878 visits, about 3.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 85645
711 United Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 85645. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc. — 84 patients from 85645
- El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center — 72 patients from 85645