Arizona Center for Rural Health

Location

Tucson, AZ
United States

Website
Arizona State Flex Program Website

Arizona State Flex Program

What is one Core Competency your state Flex Program is working on developing through Flex activities?

Selected Core Competency: Building and Sustaining Partnerships

AzFlex continues to collaborate with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Bureau of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Trauma System, and the 40 trauma centers (Level I, III, and IV) in the state. The Arizona Trauma Managers Work Group has been meeting regularly for over seven years and continues to meet face-to-face quarterly, rotating through trauma center sites around the state. Over 100 people actively participate in a Trauma Program Manager listserv that is managed and maintained by Arizona Flex to share ideas, policies, best practices, etc.

What is one activity your state is funding through SHIP?

The Arizona SHIP Program funds HCAHPS and SQSS. 

Type of Organization University
Staffing (FTE) 2.5
Number of CAHs 17

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Organization Contacts

Daniel Derksen, MD

Director, Center for Rural Health, Arizona
dderksen@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3085

Daniel has served as Arizona's State Office of Rural Health Director since 2012.

Jill Bullock

Associate Director; Flex Coordinator; Arizona
bullock1@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3722

Jill has served as Arizona's Coordinator Flex since 2011.

Joyce Hospodar

Manager, Health Systems Development, Arizona
Hospodar@arizona.edu
(520) 626-2432

Joyce has served with Arizona's Flex Program since 2001.

Melissa Quezada

SHIP Coordinator, Arizona
melissaquezada@arizona.edu
(520) 626-0721

Melissa has served with Arizona SHIP since 2017.