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Mission: Advance Central Health’s efforts to provide access to health care to those who need it most. Stewardship: Promote uses and programs at the downtown campus that support the short- and long-term fiscal stability of Central Health. Partnership: Strengthen and expand relationships with health and wellness providers, collaborate with other public-sector entities

(Austin) – To speed up the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus in downtown Austin and generate revenue faster to fund health care delivery, Central Health may move away from its master developer strategy. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Budget and Finance Committee of the Central Health Board of Managers recommended Central Health President […]

(Austin) – Central Health announced today two new vice presidents will lead the health care district’s external affairs’ efforts as it expands and improves health care services for people with low income in Travis County. Central Health announced Perla Cavazos is the new Vice President of Government Affairs, while Ted Burton is Vice President of […]

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday, Jan. 24, to invest an additional $26 million in Sendero Health Plans. Sendero is Central Health’s nonprofit, community based Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) that provides affordable health care coverage for people with low income. “For the past six years, the Central Health Board of Managers […]

(Austin) – Up to 90 people a day with flu-like symptoms have sought care at Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County since mid-December and more than half have been diagnosed with influenza ⎯ and the flu outbreak may not have peaked yet. Central Health funds 19 CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County. In […]

(Austin, TX.) — The former Director of Austin Public Health – Shannon Jones – has been appointed to the Central Health Board of Managers, replacing long-time Board Member Clarke Heidrick. Heidrick was the first Chair of the initial Central Health Board of Managers and has served since Central Health was created in 2004. To fill […]

(AUSTIN, Texas) – Central Health and CommUnityCare Health Centers announced today Del Valle residents, in partnership with Travis County, will have access to a new health clinic starting Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The new Del Valle Health Center is located at 3518 FM 973, near the county’s correctional facility in Del Valle. It is also […]

By: Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, Vice-Chair, Central Health Board of Managers Five years ago today, a decisive majority of voters approved a 5-cent property tax increase to improve health care in Travis County. As Vice-Chairperson of the Central Health Board of Managers and a long-time physician practicing here in Austin, I am fortunate to see the […]

Groups working together to help residents overcome enrollment barriers for 2018 AUSTIN — Central Health—the public agency that ensures Travis County residents with low income get quality health care—and community partners gathered at United Way for Greater Austin on Friday to make final preparations for the Nov. 1 kickoff of open enrollment in the Health […]

Central Health y sus Socios se Reúnen antes de que Empiecen las Inscripciones Abiertas el 1ero de noviembre Los organizadores darán información importante acerca de la Inscripción Abierta del 2018 y se distribuirá material educativo a los socios comunitarios QUÉ: Central Health y seis de sus socios comunitarios se reunirán el viernes para hacer los […]