Vaccinations began in Pima County for Phase 1A health care workers on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Vaccine distribution is being scheduled according to risk, and each health care organization has a point person who determines eligibility/risk for their employees. TMC…
Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, part of an apparent outbreak in the department. The County is offering testing to all Health Department staff who work at the headquarters…
Pima County and area hospital partners will prioritize front-line health care workers treating COVID-19 patients, and residents and staff of long-term care facilities in initial distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Pima County is expecting more than 50,000 doses in the…
Experienced MAT providers Our community is experiencing a high number of fatal overdoses and access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) is limited. The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Center for Rural Health created the AzMAT Mentors Program…
By Jeff Gardner, Tucson Local Media After breaking ground in September 2019, the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation at Oro Valley hosted an open house the week of November 30, 2020, showing off their 4,000 feet of new lab…
The Pima County Health Department is in need of volunteers to help for the Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination dispensing process. The county health department and local hospitals are partnering in this initial phase. The hospitals will provide drive-thru…
In preparation for this year’s holiday season, please note the following dates that McKesson will not be shipping vaccine to providers: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 through Friday, November 27, 2020. Thursday, December 17, 2020 through Friday, January 1, 2021. Normal shipping will…
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that it has settled its eighth enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR announced this initiative as an enforcement priority…
Are you a Pima County Medical Society member and running for office in the November 3 election? If you would like to be featured in the October Special Edition newsletter, please send Digital Communications Coordinator Ann Chihak Poff at achihakpoff@gmail.com…
A peer-support program has become available to all Arizona physicians called the Virtual Doctors' Lounge. The program was designed to: Provide informal, confidential, peer-led support to physicians Reduce stigma and other barriers that too often stop physicians from seeking help…