The Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation proudly manages five nonprofit Nurse-Managed Health Centers (NMHC). Our centers give nurses the opportunity to move to the forefront of healthcare, while providing access to healthcare and educating ASU's undergraduate and graduate nursing students in the process.
The support that the NMCH's receive from healthcare officials, third-party health insurance companies, policy makers, donor agencies, the news media, religious
and community leaders, is critical to the sustainability of the clinics.
These centers include:
- ASU Health Center, located on the first floor of the Nnursing & Healthcare Innovation (NHI) building at 500 N. 3rd Street. Students, faculty and staff from any ASU campus, as well as the public, are able to access quality, affordable healthcare while studying or working in the Downtown Phoenix area.
- Breaking the Cycle Community Health Care, based in central Phoenix, a few blocks north of the Downtown Phoenix campus, provides free or low-cost reproductive health services for adolescents and adults who do not have health insurance.
- Community Health Services Clinic, in Scottsdale, is nationally recognized as one of the first primary healthcare centers in the country to be directed and staffed by nurses.
- Escalante Community Center, in Tempe, serves low-income children, their families, and elderly adults who are residents of Tempe.
- North Tempe Health Center - located at the North Tempe Multi-Generational Center aims to promote healthy lifestyles and behaviors, improve quality of life, and provide access to healthcare for uninsured or underinsured individuals, children and families in Tempe.
Making a Difference
- The centers serve a diverse population that crosses all socio economic levels. The staff are members of insurance networks such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, United Health, RAN & AMN, Schaller Anderson, Arizona Foundation for Medical Care, Medicare and TriCare.
- Each year, the centers' staff mentors more than 200 undergraduate and graduate ASU nursing students, providing educational experiences from the exam room to the Board room.
- Providing healthcare in community settings is cost-effective and reduces the use of emergency rooms for non-urgent needs.
- Combined, the centers reach more than 1,000 people each month, creating an environment that encourages community involvement among tomorrow's professional nurses.
- The centers bring healthcare to the clients in the neighborhood where they live. Centers are located on a university campus, in a church, community centers, and in a retail mall.
