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(Austin, TX) – Central Health, Travis County’s healthcare district, is buying 10-acres of undeveloped land in the Greater Hornsby Bend area to build a new health and wellness center to serve Eastern Travis County residents with low income. The property is located in an eastern portion of unincorporated Travis County, on the southeast corner of […]

Join us August 10 and August 17th for our back to school events at the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center and the CommUnityCare North Central. Free physicals will be available to students participating in sports and band. Please fill out and bring the attached forms

(Austin) – Central Health-funded CommUnityCare (CUC) is expanding pregnancy testing and support services in Travis County for women with low income. ”Expanding pregnancy testing is critical to improving health outcomes for both moms and their babies,” said Dr. Abigail Aiken, Central Health board member and assistant professor of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at […]

(Austin) – Central Health is expanding pregnancy testing and support services in Travis County for women with low income. ”Expanding pregnancy testing is critical to improving health outcomes for both moms and their babies,” said Dr. Abigail Aiken, Central Health board member and assistant professor of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University […]

(Austin) – For half a century, the University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB) hospital towered above I-35 and 15th Street – a landmark for hospital care for Austin and Travis County. Closed since May 2017, Central Health announced Wednesday the process to demolish the 9-story hospital tower building is expected to begin this summer. Central Health, […]

Private hospitals can receive Federal Funding to Care for People with Low Income (Austin) – Two new laws passed by the Texas Legislature will improve care for people in Travis County with low income. Senate Bill 1142 allows physicians working for Central Health to have an expanded ability to practice medicine, helping the organization better […]

Before Central Health begins the process of demolishing the former University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB) tower, former patients, nurses, doctors, Austin’s mayor and UT’s president will honor and remember the countless lives connected to the landmark building. Central Health’s downtown property was home to Brackenridge Hospital, the community’s public hospital, for 133 years—from 1884 to […]

(Austin) – The Austin City Council appointed Dr. Julie Zuniga as the newest member of the all-volunteer Central Health Board of Managers. Dr. Zuniga is an assistant professor of nursing at The University of Texas at Austin (UT), with almost 15 years of experience in nursing, clinical instruction, and research. Some of her research interests […]

(Austin) – The Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Association is honoring is Dr. Mark S Hernandez with a Humanitarian Award for “outstanding service to mankind.” Hernandez, the Chief Medical Officer for the Community Care Collaborative (CCC) – Central Health’s nonprofit partnership with Ascension-Seton – is being recognized for his service to the poor and vulnerable […]

(Austin) – Central Health, Travis County’s healthcare district, has expanded its Medical Access Program (MAP), offering health coverage for more Travis County residents with low income. The new program, called MAP BASIC, began enrollment on April 1 for uninsured Travis County residents living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). For a […]