Arizona overtook West Virginia in 2025 to record the highest drug death rate even as overdose deaths continued to decline across much of the country.
Arizona recorded 43.5 drug deaths per 100,000 residents, nearly twice the national rate of 22.1, according to a New York Times analysis of provisional federal mortality data. Arizona and...Arizona News
Homelessness in Arizona has surged, with over 9,400 individuals without housing—a 60% rise since 2017. As the East Valley faces a 238% increase, Circle the City, an Arizona nonprofit dedicated to providing healthcare to the homeless, has been raising money for a new facility with 85 respite beds in Mesa. Doors open next year.
The...Arizona Comings & Goings
Mike Zenobi has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer with Circle the City. Circle the City is an FQHC based medical respite, primary and behavioral health care services at four locations in Central Phoenix as well as operating several primary and behavioral health mobile outreach programs throughout Maricopa County.
Mike...
On Wednesday, October 5, there were 2,041 new cases of COVID-19 in Arizona, with 39 new deaths. Arizona’s COVID-19 death total of 20,000 amid the state’s third virus surge, is a heartbreaking reminder of COVID's lethality. Under 60% of Arizonans have received one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Only 7% of hospital intensive care unit...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an award of nearly $1 billion in funding for 1,300 health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program.
The purpose of the funding is to supplement COVID-19-related capital needs, construction or renovation...News
On September 8, there were 2,222 new cases of COVID-19 reported and 26 new deaths. The total number of deaths in Arizona crossed the 19,000 mark earlier this week. The vaccination rate is still 56.5% of Arizonans, with 6,384 new doses distributed today. In hospitals, 9% of intensive care unit beds are available, 32% of ICU beds are...Arizona News
The grant will help the nonprofit community health organization provide healthcare services in a new Medical Respite Center for the homeless at the Maricopa Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix.
The expanded physical, mental health and social services at the Medical Respite Center allows the nonprofit to continue to support...Arizona News
Medical respite care for the homeless not only saves money but helps to keep this fragile population off the street.
Circle the City, a Phoenix nonprofit that provides medical respite care for the homeless, was one of five demonstration sites nationwide selected for the study by the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council and...
