News
February 5, 2021
(Austin) – Two new members are joining the all-volunteer, nine-member Central Health Board of Managers, Travis County’s healthcare district. Dr. Cynthia Brinson is an Austin City Council appointee, while Amit Motwani is a joint appointment of the Austin City Council and Travis County Commissioners Court. Both were sworn in Jan. 22, 2021. About Dr. Cynthia […]
January 28, 2021
(Austin) – Maxwell Locke & Ritter, a local, independent, Austin-based accounting firm, issued an unmodified, or “clean” opinion on Central Health’s audited financial statements for Fiscal Year 2020. This means Central Health’s financial audit has reported no findings or weaknesses with their financial practices, reflecting the high level of financial reporting Central Health provides to […]
January 28, 2021
Central Health Board of Managers approves clinic plans in Hornsby Bend, Del Valle and Colony Park (Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers Wednesday approved project plans for three new health and wellness centers in Eastern Travis County, fulfilling a long-time commitment to expand health care services in areas lacking access to resources. Central […]
December 23, 2020
Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, Central Health Board Member and affiliate faculty member of the Dell Medical School, received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Austin) – Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, a physician with more than 30 years of experience in East Austin and a member of the Central Health Board of Managers, received the COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, Dec. 20. […]
December 15, 2020
(Austin) – When Central Health and CommUnityCare hosted a grand opening of their new Hornsby Bend Health Center in March, no one imagined a global health pandemic was just around the corner. The health center quietly began seeing patients in February – mainly nearby residents with low-income and without insurance. Central Health data indicates 1 […]
November 9, 2020
(Austin, Texas) – Central Health-affiliated CommUnityCare Health Centers, along with Capital Metro and Austin Public Health (APH), are delivering food to people quarantined due to COVID-19. On Friday, APH provided 39 food boxes for 14 CommUnityCare patients who are food insecure. Since the program began in March, served 122 families; delivered 545 boxes of food, […]
December 10, 2020
(Austin) – The Central Health Technology Team detected and is investigating a cyberattack that occurred Friday, Dec. 4. An investigation is underway into unauthorized access on a computer server to determine the extent of the incident, data affected, and next steps. “The incident is potentially a criminal act, and we’re working closely with law enforcement […]
November 19, 2020
COVID-19 Levels Force Austin-Travis County to Move to Stage 4 Restrictions (Austin) – As Austin-Travis County raises the COVID-19 Risk-based Guidelines level to Stage 4, the second highest level, Central Health is urging residents to reconsider holiday plans. Central Health, the Travis County Healthcare District, created a simple quiz to gauge and score the risk […]
November 13, 2020
(Austin) – Central Health-affiliated CommUnityCare Health Centers is now offering drive-through flu vaccines at two of its COVID-19 testing locations for those who are 9 years of age and older. Flu vaccines are specifically for non-CommUnityCare patients who do not have health insurance. “It is critical that we all get vaccinated to reduce the likelihood […]
November 2, 2020
(Austin) – Central Health, Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers, Foundation Communities, and United Way 2-1-1 are teaming up to remind Travis County residents to sign up for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. The open enrollment period for health insurance coverage for 2021 officially opened on Nov. 1 and ends […]