Health Care
Back in 1880 when Arizona was still a territory and every small town and settlement had its neighborly doc or two (who no doubt made house calls), St. Mary’s Hospital opened in Tucson, the state’s first. That same year the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet began their work to provide health care to the settlers of the area, eventually opening another hospital.
Things have changed a great deal since then. Today both of those early hospitals are part of the nationwide Carondelet Health Care System, and Tucson now has about a dozen hospitals, medical clinics, mental health and substance abuse facilities, hospices, alternative medical services, and health spas.
We offer here the major players, as well as some phone numbers you’ll want to keep handy during your stay in the Old Pueblo. (For information on Tucson’s two health spas, Canyon Ranch and Miraval, go to the Accommodations chapter.)
1. El Dorado Urgent Care
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 884-4999
Address: 1400 N. Wilmot Rd.
Description: Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
2. Nextcare
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (888) 381-4858
Description: Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends and holidays.
3. Orange Grove
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 219-6616
Address: 3870 W. River Rd., Ste. 126
Description: Urgent care hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 7 days a week.
A pediatric provider is available Mon through Fri from 5 to 8 p.m., Sat and Sun from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
4. Rancho Vistoso Urgent Care
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 818-2000
Address: 13101 N. Oracle Rd. (Oracle and Rancho V
Description: Open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
5. La Paloma Urgent Care & Physician Offices
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 209-7000
Address: 4001 E. Sunrise Dr. (Hacienda del Sol an
Description: Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
6. Continental Reserve
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 202-7700
Address: 8333 N. Silverbell Rd. (Silverbell and C
Description: Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
7. University Of Arizona Medical Center—South Campus
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 694-8888
Address: 2800 E. Ajo Way
Description: Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week.
8. Urgent Care Associates
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 795-8888
Address: 1622 N. Swan Rd. (just south of Pima Str
Description: Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.
9. Arizona Center For Integrative Medicine
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Description: Find a graduate who has been trained in integrative medicine on this website for the world-renowned University of Arizona program.
10. Arizona Dental Referral
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (800) 866-2732
11. Banner Health Referral And Resource Line
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (800) 230-2273
Description: For physician and specialist referrals in the Phoenix area. All physicians are with the Banner Health Hospital.
12. Pima County Medical Society
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 795-7985
Description: Tucson has a number of specialty hospitals, such as rehabilitation and psychiatric, as well as acute-care hospitals—those most likely to have an emergency room and a full spectrum of medical and surgical services. (Most of the hospitals listed in this section are acute care.) Many have physician office complexes; some have a hospice, psychiatric unit, substance abuse unit, or nursing home on the campus. What follows is a select but not comprehensive listing of top hospitals in town.
13. Carondelet Heart And Vascular Institute
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 696-2328
Address: 4888 N. Stone Ave.
Description: This 60-bed facility, part of the Carondelet Health network, offers a total heart-care environment for cardiac patients, from prevention and wellness through surgery and rehabilitation, all with the latest technology. The emergency department, however, is ready to treat not only acute coronary conditions but also any emergency. A variety of wellness programs are offered, including screenings for cholesterol levels and cardiac risk.
14. Carondelet St. Joseph’S Hospital
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 296-3211
Address: 350 N. Wilmot Rd.
Description: This 400-plus–bed facility on the Eastside offers a full range of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, an emergency room, a regional hospital eye center, a neurological institute, stroke and trauma rehabilitation services (the hospital is certified a Primary Stroke Center), and extensive women’s care services including private birthing suites.
15. Carondelet St. Mary’S Hospital
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (520) 872-3000
Address: 1601 W. St. Mary’s Rd.
Description: St. Mary’s, the state’s oldest hospital, founded in 1880, is just west of downtown. The 402-bed facility has comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including critical care, behavioral health, cardiovascular, chemotherapy, inpatient acute care dialysis, diagnostic and interventional medical imaging, gastroenterology lab, general medical and surgical inpatient care, neurology, orthopedic surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, urology, and complex wound care.