The Community Health and Care Fair has been serving residents of the Rim Country for more than 20 years. It started as two events in 1999 — the Care Fair,
Outpacing many Arizona counties, Gila County health officials announced Friday that they were expanding COVID vaccination efforts to include those residents 65+.
There are currently three facilities providing the vaccine to residents, Banner Health Clinic Payson, Dr. Ali Askariâs office and Ponderosa Family Care.
âThanks to the dedicated hard work from: Command Solutions 4, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Banner Health Clinic Payson, Mogollon Health Alliance and Kenny Evans, Ponderosa Family Care, Genoa Pharmacy, Hope Family Care, Arizona National Guard, and all of the enthusiastic community volunteers and CERT members, Gila County is once again one of the top performing counties in vaccinating our population. Due to all the hard work on behalf of Gila County, we have received increased vaccination doses each week,â said Michael OâDriscoll, county health director.