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February 21, 2018
(Austin) – To speed up the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus in downtown Austin and generate revenue faster to fund health care delivery, Central Health may move away from its master developer strategy. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Budget and Finance Committee of the Central Health Board of Managers recommended Central Health President […]
February 16, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health announced today two new vice presidents will lead the health care district’s external affairs’ efforts as it expands and improves health care services for people with low income in Travis County. Central Health announced Perla Cavazos is the new Vice President of Government Affairs, while Ted Burton is Vice President of […]
January 12, 2018
(Austin) – Up to 90 people a day with flu-like symptoms have sought care at Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County since mid-December and more than half have been diagnosed with influenza ⎯ and the flu outbreak may not have peaked yet. Central Health funds 19 CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County. In […]
November 17, 2017
(AUSTIN, Texas) – Central Health and CommUnityCare Health Centers announced today Del Valle residents, in partnership with Travis County, will have access to a new health clinic starting Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The new Del Valle Health Center is located at 3518 FM 973, near the county’s correctional facility in Del Valle. It is also […]
November 6, 2017
By: Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, Vice-Chair, Central Health Board of Managers Five years ago today, a decisive majority of voters approved a 5-cent property tax increase to improve health care in Travis County. As Vice-Chairperson of the Central Health Board of Managers and a long-time physician practicing here in Austin, I am fortunate to see the […]
October 27, 2017
Groups working together to help residents overcome enrollment barriers for 2018 AUSTIN — Central Health—the public agency that ensures Travis County residents with low income get quality health care—and community partners gathered at United Way for Greater Austin on Friday to make final preparations for the Nov. 1 kickoff of open enrollment in the Health […]
October 25, 2017
(Austin, TX.) — The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday to allow staff to begin negotiations with a master developer for the Brackenridge Campus redevelopment, former home of University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB). Following an intensive review process, the Central Health procurement committee unanimously selected Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, of Baltimore, MD, one […]
October 4, 2017
Consider this: Central Health funded health care for more than 1 in 10 Travis County residents last year – providing vital services to people who are low-income and uninsured. The people we serve are friends, neighbors, co-workers and family from myriad cultures. Some live in established Austin neighborhoods, while economics have pushed some out to […]
September 10, 2017
In fiscal year 2018, we will continue to increase access to health care services for residents of Travis County who are low-income and uninsured. Watch Central Health President & CEO Mike Geeslin and Interim Deputy CFO Lisa Owens give an update on the Central Health FY 2018 budget below. The video is also available on […]
September 1, 2017
(Austin, TX.) – Medical teams from CommUnityCare Health Centers – funded by Central Health – and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are activating a medical clinic inside a warehouse located at 7000 Metropolis in Southeast Austin. A mobile medical team is triaging incoming evacuees Friday morning and by Saturday […]