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THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR ’S TAX RATE.  THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY -6.10 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $7.12 (SEVEN DOLLARS AND […]

Lawmaker unveils vision for Austin State Hospital Posted: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 By Nicole Cobler and The Texas Tribune , KVUE Senator Kirk Watson and other state leaders are showing a preference for Texas to partner with public universities and medical schools in order to modernize and remodel aging mental hospitals. These sort of partnerships […]

(Austin, TX) —On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Central Health’s fiscal year 2017 budget and property tax rate by a vote of 4-0. “We appreciate the support of Travis County Commissioners and all of the community members who showed up to speak in support of our proposed budget and tax rate,” […]

Pay doctors to maintain health, not treat illness Posted: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 By Chris Tomlinson- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System is working on overhauling the fee-for-service system that most insurance companies and doctors rely upon. This will mean providers will be incentivized for keeping patients healthy, rather than how many patients are […]

The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health conducted public hearings on September 7, 2016, and September 10, 2016 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 4.5 percent (percentage by which proposed tax […]

Officials from Central Health and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin released the 2016 Community Benefit Report at the Sept. 7 Central Health Board of Managers meeting. The report, the second such report issued by Central Health and the Dell Medical School, illustrates the many ways the two partners continued the […]

Approximately 9:00am – 1:00pm Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 Dell Medical School’s Health Learning Building 1501 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701 –Download a Map Please RSVP no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, September 13 by emailing purchasing@centralhealth.net, or by calling 512.978.8157.  The meeting and site tour are expected to take four hours.  Lunch will […]

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Issued Thursday (Austin, TX) — Central Health today issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for developers interested in participating in one of the most exciting mixed-use development projects in Austin’s history − the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus. The RFQ is a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the […]

Central Health’s 2015 Annual Report is now available. Learn about our numerous accomplishments over the past year, including progress on expanding primary and specialty care services, 1115 Waiver/DSRIP project success, and more. Digital PDF copies are available, as well as printed copies by emailing communications@centralhealth.net. Download a copy  

Central Health, a special-purpose taxing entity devoted to providing access to quality health care for qualified Travis County, Texas residents, is seeking proposals from prospective developers interested in a mixed-use development opportunity on a multi-block site located in the northeast corner of Downtown Austin. Central Health envisions this as a “Master Developer” opportunity, through which […]