News
June 26, 2017
Several clinics at the Clinical Education Center have moved. Most of the clinics are now located at: • Health Transformation Building (HTB) located at 1601 Trinity St., across Waller Creek from Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas is a key part of Dell Medical School’s mission to rethink how people get and […]
June 26, 2017
Imagine being able to take a blood test that detects your risks of developing Alzheimer’s, and then getting a pill to prevent the disease from ever taking hold of your brain. A collaboration between Seton and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to make that vision a reality one […]
June 30, 2017
The Community Care Collaborative (CCC) Data Warehouse will add tremendous value to Travis County’s health care delivery system and to the people cared for by the CCC. The Warehouse adds comprehensive clinical insights for medical providers so they may optimize patient care when care is delivered. Currently, the health care delivery system is not fully […]
June 2, 2017
What: Central Health and the Project for Public Places (PPS), an internationally recognized nonprofit planning and design organization with experience in Travis County, are hosting a visioning workshop about the Central Health Brackenridge Campus to continue to help shape the future of the 14.3-acre downtown site. Central Health is creating a new healthy downtown neighborhood […]
July 10, 2017
Austin, TX – June 29, 2017 – 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 […]
June 28, 2017
The Central Health Board of Managers received the Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report on Wednesday, June 28. The report highlights and memorializes accomplishments over the previous fiscal year, as well as serving as the official fiscal record for Central Health. Some highlights from the report include: In 2016 Central Health funded care for more than […]
June 23, 2017
The CommUnityCare Board of Directors hired Dr. Jaeson T. Fournier as its next Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Fournier began on June 5. He replaced George Miller who retired from CommUnityCare after three years in February 2017. “After a long and very competitive selection process, our Board of Directors is confident Jaeson will be an exceptional […]
June 20, 2017
(Austin) – The Austin City Council voted to appoint Julie Oliver to the final vacant seat of the all-volunteer Central Health Board of Managers. Oliver is a health care finance and law professional with 20 years of experience in financial management and leadership. She is the financial division controller for St. David’s HealthCare’s seven-hospital healthcare […]
June 7, 2017
What will the Central Health Brackenridge Campus become? What features and services will there be? How can this one development benefit our ethnically, culturally and socio-economically diverse community? These are the big questions we’re answering as the plan to develop the 14-acre campus takes shape. Thanks to the incredible input from a group of about […]
April 3, 2015
Medicaid overhaul in Texas and Travis County draws federal scrutiny Posted: 5:13 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 By Mary Ann Roser – American-Statesman Staff Federal officials, specifically Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), are questioning whether Texas hospital districts violate federal law by using money from private hospitals to gain federal matching funds. Central Health’s Community […]