About the Organization

The Children's Clinics is a private not-for-profit corporation. Members of the corporation's board of directors include representatives from Tucson Medical Center (TMC) and University Medical Center (UMC)-the tertiary pediatric providers in Southern Arizona. Also included on the board are faculty physicians from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and private practicing doctors from the Tucson area. Additional members include representatives from Square and Compass, a local service organization that owns the Children's Clinics building and provides financial support to Children's Clinics patients and programs.

The Children's Clinics is licensed by the State of Arizona as an outpatient treatment center and accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). While the facility is licensed as an outpatient facility, it has the additional role of contracting and paying for a broad range of specialized inpatient, outpatient, and professional services delivered to those patients who are covered under the State of Arizona's Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS) program.

Clinic-based outpatient pediatric services provided by Children's Clinics include over 25 different pediatric medical, surgical & dental subspecialty clinics and primary care services for children with special health care needs. The clinic facility also has an outpatient laboratory and general radiographic x-ray capabilities on-site. Other outpatient clinical services include nursing and nutrition services, rehabilitation services (physical and occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, and audiology) and psychosocial, child life, educational support and advocacy services for patients and their families.