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(AUSTIN) — Central Health announced it is transforming the historic Rosewood-Zaragosa health center into a new state-of-the art specialty care clinic, slated to open in fall 2023, to serve Medical Access Program (MAP) members. MAP and MAP Basic are health coverage programs provided by Central Health for Travis County residents with low income and without […]

We’re happy to let you know that designs for outdoor community spaces at the future Hornsby Bend Health & Wellness Center have been finalized and approved. Based on what we heard from the community, we’ve included some exciting outdoor amenities. Outdoor adult fitness area Members of the community and the Hornsby Bend Health & Wellness […]

Hospital district to invest nearly $700 million to strengthen Travis County’s safety-net health system AUSTIN – On Wednesday, August 2, the Central Health Board of Managers adopted the hospital district’s Healthcare Equity Action Plan, a roadmap for building a high-functioning, comprehensive safety-net healthcare system in Travis County. The Action Plan will guide implementation of Central […]

(Austin) — Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has begun to seek search firms as potential partners in a community-informed process this summer and fall to recruit a successor for President and CEO Mike Geeslin. An invitation for proposals was sent to selected executive search firms last week, with responses due this Friday, June 16. […]

Upcoming Community Conversations, Public Meetings Provide Opportunities for Input AUSTIN – Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has released its initial proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 24), a spending plan that includes sizable new investments in patient care, guided by the district’s recently adopted Healthcare Equity Action Plan. The Central Health Board of […]

(AUSTIN) – The Central Health Board of Managers approved its Fiscal Year 2023 budget and tax rate Wednesday night that will lower property taxes  for some Travis County residents, while expanding healthcare services for people with low income. These expansions are the direct result of years of planning, culminating in the recently adopted Equity-focused Service […]

(Austin) — Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, delivered its latest annual report on Wednesday, May 13, detailing how it increased the number of patients served by 4% in 2022 compared to the previous year. Central Health provided healthcare for 152,435 individuals, or one out of every nine Travis County residents. “Central Health is continuing […]

Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies worldwide and in the United States.  Approximately 1 billion people worldwide are Vitamin D deficient, while about 50% of the US population has Vitamin D insufficiency. Vitamin D is the only vitamin that is also considered a hormone.  It can be made in the skin […]

(Tuesday) On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Central Health received from Ascension Texas (formerly known as Seton Healthcare Family) a notice of Governance and Funding Deadlock under the terms of the 2013 Master Agreement between the two parties. “We will not be distracted by this latest legal maneuver,” said Mike Geeslin, Central Health president and CEO. “We […]

March is National Kidney Month. Our kidneys are vital to our health to excrete wastes from the blood in the urine. Each kidney gets rid of about 1 to 1.5 liters of urine per day. The two kidneys together filter about 200 liters (about twice the volume of a mini fridge) of fluid per day. […]