El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center is a federally qualified community health center based in Tucson, AZ, with 13 clinic locations. It served 130,828 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- 130,828patients in 2025
- 11%uninsured patients
- 67%at or below the poverty line
- 1,775full-time-equivalent staff
Care offered: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth.
Who El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center serves
67% of patients live at or below the poverty line and 93% are at or below twice that level. 11% have no insurance, 45% have Medicaid or CHIP, 14% have Medicare and 31% have private insurance. 11,151 patients were experiencing homelessness. 1,766 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 67% | 62% | 65% | +5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 93% | 87% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | AZ median | U.S. median | vs AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 15% | 14% | −5 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 45% | 38% | 42% | +7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 14% | 14% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 29% | 24% | +3 pts |
Care and screenings
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 37,931 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 38,875 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 532 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 21,573 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 31,330 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 10,683 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 11,365 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 8,834 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 16,793 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 26,113 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 9,887 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 19,560 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 17,404 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 3,629 | children tested |
Quality of care
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center is at or above the Arizona median on 7 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 | 78% | 65% | 68% | +13 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 57% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 69% | 48% | 54% | +21 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 65% | 44% | 44% | +21 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 73% | 77% | +5 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 86% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 71% | 79% | +11 pts |
Staffing
1,775 full-time-equivalent staff work at El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, including 191 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives. That is 683 patients per clinical provider, against the Arizona median of 904 and the U.S. median of 930.
Where El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center patients live
| ZIP code | Patients | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|
| 85706 | 16,687 | 14% |
| 85713 | 12,356 | 13% |
| 85705 | 12,016 | 14% |
| 85746 | 10,276 | 9% |
| 85757 | 7,572 | 5% |
| 85756 | 7,371 | 11% |
| 85745 | 6,832 | 8% |
| 85711 | 6,001 | 12% |
El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center locations
El Rio Health Center of Opportunity
El Rio Pascua Yaqui Health Center
El Rio Health Stone Health Center
El Rio Southeast Health Center
El Rio Health Abrams Health Center
El Rio Health - Grant Health Center
El Rio Cherrybell Health Center
Other health centers in Arizona
- Mountain Park Health Center
- Maricopa County Special Health Care District
- Adelante Healthcare, Inc.
- Marana Health Center
- Sun Life Family Health Center
- Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health
How fees work: the sliding-fee guide.