AJO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
EIN 86-0871311 · Health Care (E21Z)
What they do
THE VISION of DESERT SENITA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER STATES: YOUR CENTER for HEALING and WELLNESS. THE MISSION is QUALITY, LOCAL, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE for ALL. DESERT SENITA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER is THE SOLE PROVIDER of PRIMARY MEDICAL, DENTAL, PHYSICAL THERAPY, and BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE AS WELL AS PHARMACY SERVICES IN THE RURAL FRONTIER COMMUNITY of AJO, ARIZONA, A GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREA ROUGHLY 2.5 TIMES THE SIZE of THE STATE of CONNECTICUT and SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY FEDERAL LANDS. AJO and SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE A U.S. CENSUS 2022 POPULATION of APPROXIMATELY 4,000. DESERT SENITA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CURRENTLY PROVIDES SERVICES to AN ESTIMATED 75% of ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS and TYPICALLY RECORDS OVER 12,000 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR. IN 2017, DESERT SENITA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (DSCHC) EXPANDED SERVICES to INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, and PHARMACY SERVICES to THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY of ARIZONA CITY, IN PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA. DSCHC is THE ONLY FULLTI
How to reach them
ContactCESAR CARDENASINTERIM CEO
Mailing address410 N MALACATE STREET, AJO, AZ 85321-2254
Main phone(520) 387-5651 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailoutreach@desertsenita.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- September 1997
- County
- Pima
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