New Behavioral Health Partnership for Tucson

Carondelet Behavioral Health, in Partnership with El Rio Health, will offer services for residents ages 18 and above suffering from various behavioral health issues. Beginning October 1, 2024, El Rio will deliver psychiatric inpatient services at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital and offer on-call coverage at Carondelet St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Hospitals.

 

“This collaboration will be a wonderful new resource for local Tucsonans in need of intervention and support for these types of issues,” said David Ziolkowski, Carondelet St. Mary’s CEO. “Our two organizations have been working independently to care for these patients for decades, and together, we bring a unique one-of-a-kind solution for the community’s behavioral health needs.”

About Carondelet Health Network

Carondelet Health Network has been committed to providing Southern Arizona with a full spectrum of high-quality, cost-effective care and improving the health of patients we serve for more than 145 years. That commitment continues across our network comprised of Marana Hospital, St. Raphael’s Emergency Center, St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Carondelet Neurological Institute, Carondelet Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as physician offices and other centers throughout the Tucson, Green Valley and Nogales areas.

Our network is recognized for a wide array of services that include neurological, cardiac, orthopedic, women’s health, bariatrics and rehab care. Carondelet is recognized as Southern Arizona’s only Catholic hospital system. Our care and compassion extends from our associates, to our patients, their families and our entire community.

News & Announcements

State designates Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital as a Level 1 Trauma Center for the next three years

Aug 26, 2022

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TUCSON (August 26, 2022) – Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital has received a renewal of its Level I Trauma Center designation. Granted by the Arizona Department of Health Services, this three-year designation signifies the hospital is highly capable of offering care for complex, critical life-threatening injuries.

“Carondelet has a longstanding commitment to offering advanced levels of care for Tucson and Southern Arizona. The Level I Trauma Center reverification is an affirmation of that commitment and the trauma team has done an extraordinary job in operating our trauma program as well as they have since we’ve opened it back in 2019,” said Monica Vargas-Mahar, Carondelet Health Network’s market chief executive officer.

Providing Level 1 Trauma services means Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital has numerous specialties available around the clock including orthopedic trauma surgery, neurosurgery, vascular and cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, facial surgery, hand surgery, ophthalmology and plastic surgery, among others, through a comprehensive team of medical specialists and support staff.

“Being a Level I Trauma Center demonstrates the successful integration of individual roles throughout the hospital in the operating rooms, diagnostic imaging, ICU and other areas for the advanced level of service we’ll provide. I am proud we have upheld our operation to continue the hospital’s recognition as a Level 1 Trauma Center,” said Dr. Francis Ali-Osman, medical director of trauma and emergency services.

The hospital and the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce held a staff recognition event, where the Chamber proclaimed August 26th as “Trauma Awareness Day” for St. Joseph’s Hospital. A new sign was also unveiled, adding the phrase “Level 1 Trauma” to the original Emergency Center sign.

Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital added trauma services November 1, 2019, which allowed the hospital to offer care for life-threatening injuries through around-the-clock availability of a comprehensive team of medical specialists and support staff.  It first received its Level 1 Trauma status by the state in 2020.


About Carondelet Health Network

Carondelet Health Network is comprised of Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, Carondelet Marana Hospital, Carondelet St. Raphael’s Emergency Center, Carondelet Neurological Institute, Carondelet Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as primary care and specialty physician offices. For more information visit www.carondelet.org.