We serve all eligible American Indians in Southern Arizona.
The Tucson Area Indian Health Service (IHS) provides primary health care and community outreach services to members of the Tohono O'odham Nation (to.ho.no aah.tum), formerly known as the Papago, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe (pah.skwah ya.ke) of Arizona, and a growing and diverse urban Indian population. The Tucson Area Sells Service Unit (SSU) operates a 14-bed hospital in Sells, AZ and three outpatient health centers on the Tohono O'odham Nation, treating approximately 20,000 patients annually. Health care services for the Pascua Yaqui tribal members of Pima County are provided through a tribal Self-Determination PL 93-638 contract with approximately 7,000 users.
