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(Austin, TX.) – Medical teams from CommUnityCare Health Centers – funded by Central Health – and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are activating a medical clinic inside a warehouse located at 7000 Metropolis in Southeast Austin. A mobile medical team is triaging incoming evacuees Friday morning and by Saturday […]

The Report on Agreed Upon Procedures with respect to the Affiliation Agreement between Central Health, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Community Care Collaborative was presented to the Central Health Board of Managers on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Download the Report (AUSTIN, Texas) – On Wednesday, an independent certified public accounting firm issued a […]

(Austin, TX.) – With thousands more Hurricane Harvey evacuees expected to arrive in Austin, local emergency response officials asked Central Health to help supply additional social workers at area shelters. Central Health and its partners − CommUnityCare Health Centers, Sendero Health Plans, and the Community Care Collaborative (Central Health’s partnership with Seton) − provided social […]

(AUSTIN, Texas) – Central Health and a coalition of community partners announced today their plans to increase health care access in Eastern Travis County through a series of short and long-term initiatives over the next several years. Central Health − the health care district serving Travis County residents who are low-income and uninsured − convened […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Since the community voted to create the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin nearly five years ago, the number of medical residents working in Austin-area clinics and hospitals has grown by more than 30 percent, and the number is expected to grow even more over the next four […]

(Austin) – Central Health announced Larry Wallace, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has moved into a new role as Central Health enterprise chief administrative officer (CAO), effective Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. In his new role, Wallace will focus on operations and strategic alignment among the Central Health Enterprise affiliates and partners, which include: […]

All 53,000 members of Central Health’s Sendero Health Plans can now seek care with Austin Regional Clinic (ARC), one of the largest private primary and specialty care medical groups in Central Texas. Sendero offers access to health care for Central Texans through IdealCare, its health insurance exchange product, as well as health plans for low-income […]

Central Health joined St. David’s Foundation, Integral Care, and over 100 community stakeholders on July 17 to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Judge Guy Herman Center for Mental Health Crisis Care. During an open house prior to the ceremony, attendees also got a chance to tour the new 16-room facility that was ten years […]

A lack of accessible transportation limits a patient’s ability to receive the most appropriate level of care, at the appropriate time, in the best location. For this reason, the Community Care Collaborative (CCC), RideAustin, and the Dell Medical School are partnering to utilize rideshare services to help low-income and uninsured Travis County residents access the […]

In Travis County, 500 patients have been cured of Hepatitis C, thanks to the Community Care Collaborative, Central Health’s partnership with Seton Healthcare Family. To date, with work funded through the 1115 Waiver and performed at CommUnityCare, we have achieved a 90% cure rate for those who completed the treatment. Focus areas are general gastroenterology […]