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Recovia opened a new clinic at 1760 E. Pecos Road, suite 432, Gilbert, on Sept. 30.
This is Recovia’s first location in Gilbert and its ninth location in Arizona.
The new multidisciplinary biopsychosocial clinic, located in Rome Towers at the intersection of East Pecos Road and South Val Vista Drive, will bring Recovia’s non-interventional, integrated, outpatient pain management, substance use, and behavioral health programs to a broader base of residents in Gilbert, San Tan Valley, Queen Creek and south Chandler.
In a release, Evan Espinosa, doctor of clinical psychology and Recovia’s director of clinic leadership, said opening the new Gilbert location will allow the community to experience what it considers the gold standard in integrated care.
“Recovia’s proven success in treating chronic physical and emotional pain is due to our commitment to treating not just the physical barriers that impact function but also the mental and emotional ones,” Espinosa said. “Our expansion into Gilbert allows us to provide proven integrated care to patients in the Southeast Valley.”
Recovia’s director of contracting and strategic accounts, David Luksenburg, said the clinic's expansion into Gilbert will help it meet the demand of people in the area struggling with chronic pain but needing treatment closer to home.
“Easier access to treatment is a boon for patients seeking help with chronic pain, mental health, and/or substance use issues,” Luksenburg said. “It can be difficult to seek help when treatment is too far away. In combination with Recovia Virtual Care, this new clinic ensures residents of Gilbert and the rest of Arizona will receive integrated care closer to home.”
Recovia is a noninterventional, multidisciplinary pain clinic and behavioral health center specializing in the treatments for chronic pain, mental health, substance use or a combination of these conditions.
Its integrated biopsychosocial approach treats the whole person and all aspects of pain to increase function across all areas of life: the development of healthy patterns, adaptive thinking and meaningful coping methods.
All programs are based on an interdisciplinary treatment and education model, combining behavioral counseling, physical therapy and medical support to provide clients with the most comprehensive and effective treatment and environment.
Meet Tom Tom Blodgett joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2022, when the company acquired Community Impact Newspaper's Phoenix-area properties. Raised in Arizona, he has spent more than 35 years in journalism in the state.
Community: He has served as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2005, and is editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet. He also is director of operations for an 18U girls fastpitch softball team from Gilbert.
Education: Arizona State University with a BS in Journalism.
Random Fact: He lived in Belgium during his freshman year of high school.
Hobbies: Tweeting enthusiastically about ASU softball (season-ticket holder) and grumpily about other local sports (pessimistic fan).
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