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(Austin, TX.) — The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday to allow staff to begin negotiations with a master developer for the Brackenridge Campus redevelopment, former home of University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB). Following an intensive review process, the Central Health procurement committee unanimously selected Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, of Baltimore, MD, one […]

18 de octubre del 2017 Estamos conscientes de una demanda en nuestra contra. Nuestros abogados revisarán la demanda y responderán en el momento y lugar apropiado. Esperamos finalmente resolver esta situación, incluso si esto significa hacerlo en un tribunal. De acuerdo con el comunicado de prensa que recibimos, parece que los reclamos en la demanda […]

Oct. 18, 2017 Our attorneys will review the lawsuit and respond at the appropriate time in the appropriate venue. We look forward to finally resolving this issue even if that means doing so in court. Based on the press release we received, it would appear the claims in the lawsuit are nothing new. They won’t […]

Consider this: Central Health funded health care for more than 1 in 10 Travis County residents last year – providing vital services to people who are low-income and uninsured. The people we serve are friends, neighbors, co-workers and family from myriad cultures. Some live in established Austin neighborhoods, while economics have pushed some out to […]

(Austin) – Central Health está aumentando sus esfuerzos para que más personas en el Condado de Travis se inscriban en un seguro médico bajo la Ley de Cuidados de la Salud (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés) para el 2018, y le recomienda a todos los residentes que no se atrasen en inscribirse. El período […]

(Austin) – Central Heatlh is ramping up Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment efforts in Central Texas and advising residents not to delay signing up for 2018 health insurance plans. The open enrollment period for the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace begins Nov. 1, and lasts 45 days—half the length of previous years. The deadline to enroll […]

(Austin) – The Travis County Commissioners Court approved Central Health’s Fiscal Year 2018 tax rate and budget Tuesday, after the Central Health Board of Managers approved both Sept. 13. Per state statute, the Commissioners Court provides final approval of Central Health’s budget and tax rate. “On behalf of nearly 1 in 10 Travis County residents […]

Budget increases to fund safety-net health care (Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2018 tax rate and budget Sept. 13. Central Health conducted public hearings Aug. 30, and Sept. 6, on a proposal to increase the total tax revenue of the Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central […]

In fiscal year 2018, we will continue to increase access to health care services for residents of Travis County who are low-income and uninsured. Watch Central Health President & CEO Mike Geeslin and Interim Deputy CFO Lisa Owens give an update on the Central Health FY 2018 budget below. The video is also available on […]

Community health centers, like our own CommUnityCare, serve more than 25 million Americans at more than 9,000 delivery sites nationwide, and one in every fifteen people living in the United States depends on a community health center’s services for high quality, cost effective, and accessible care. To celebrate the invaluable role they play in our […]