News
April 21, 2014
Central Health Chairperson Brenda Coleman-Beattie, along with The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, Senator Kirk Watson, Seton Healthcare Family President & CEO Jesus Garza, and Dell Medical School Dean Dr. Clay Johnston, marked the start of construction of the new Dell Medical School with a public celebration on Monday, April 21. Speaking […]
January 21, 2014
The University of Texas at Austin announced at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Dr. S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston as the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School. Clarke Heidrick, a member of the Central Health Board of Managers who served on the search committee for the dean, said, “All of us at Central […]
March 1, 2014
New comprehensive health and wellness services will soon be available to residents of Southeast Travis County. Central Health commemorated the start of renovation of the Southeast Health & Wellness Center (SEHWC) with a wall-breaking ceremony on Saturday, March 1. Members of Central Health’s Board of Managers and management, community stakeholders, elected officials, and members of […]
March 3, 2014
The Central Health Board of Managers recently named officers for the 2014 calendar year. Serving as Chairperson is Brenda Coleman-Beattie. The Travis County Commissioners Court first appointed Ms. Coleman-Beattie to a four-year term on the Central Health Board of Managers in January of 2011. Since then she has served as Secretary (2011), Treasurer (2012), and […]
March 19, 2014
Get Connected to Coverage Elected officials and community leaders joined Central Health and United Way for Greater Austin (UWATX) today to encourage Travis County residents to enroll in a health insurance plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the upcoming March 31 open enrollment deadline. Today’s event is part of a […]
July 4, 2014
The Central Health Board of Managers on Wednesday approved the adoption of an Affiliation Agreement between The University of Texas at Austin, Central Health, and the Community Care Collaborative (CCC). This Agreement formalizes the relationship between the CCC, Central Health, and The University of Texas at Austin and the transfer of $35 million in local […]
October 15, 2014
The Central Health Board of Managers on Wednesday approved a landmark lease agreement that will help transform health care in Travis County by allowing for the construction of Seton Healthcare Family’s new, state-of-the-art teaching hospital that will partner with the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The agreement will allow Seton […]
October 20, 2014
Central Health is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Willars as the Enterprise Vice President of Human Resources. In her role she will partner with executives across the Central Health Enterprise (Central Health, CommUnityCare, Sendero Health Plans, Inc.) and their teams to ensure best practices are consistently achieved in recruitment, retention, talent management, performance […]
December 11, 2014
The Central Health Board of Managers has approved its slate of officers for the 2015 calendar year. Serving will be: Chairperson Katrina Daniel. The City of Austin appointed Ms. Daniel to the board in 2009. She served as treasurer in 2013. Vice-Chairperson Lynne Hudson. The City of Austin appointed Ms. Hudson to the board in […]
January 23, 2015
Central Health, in its role as the Anchor entity for Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) 7 is producing a series of videos as part of the public stakeholder engagement process described in the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program – Medicaid 1115 Waiver Program. Community stakeholders in Travis, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette and Lee Counties […]