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Central Health, Travis County’s publicly funded hospital district, has received a clean audit for its fiscal year 2023 financial statements. Maxwell Locke & Ritter, an independent, Austin-based audit firm, issued an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion on Central Health’s audited financial statements for fiscal year 2023. This means Central Health’s financial statements were accurately reported in […]

Honoring Black History Month Message: Manager Shannon Jones. Over the years, Central Health and other public health agencies have embarked on numerous initiatives to uplift and empower the African American community. From the pioneering outreach services targeting colorectal screening, to the establishment of public health clinics in underserved areas of our community, our commitment to […]

Central Health Opens New Capital Plaza Specialty Clinic (Austin) – Patients with low income and challenging health conditions like emphysema, sleep apnea, or generalized infections now have a new, convenient destination on their journey back to good health. Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has opened a new location in Capital Plaza, near I-35 at […]

Are you sick of websites that are hard to use? Join our upcoming website study to help us design a better site for you. We want to meet with members of the community like you to learn more about what you expect and need from our website, centralhealth.net. Our studies will be at several locations around […]

Hospital district’s new leader to begin work Jan. 29, 2024 MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Dr. Lee will participate in a virtual news conference with local media on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. CST. Contact Mike Clark-Madison (info above, text preferred) to reserve a spot and get the link. Dr. Patrick Lee, right, addresses attendees at a […]

Dr. Cynthia Brinson, Maram Museitif DRPH, MPH, CPH re-elected as vice chair and treasurer; Dr. Manuel Martin named board secretary (Austin) – At its meeting on December 13, the Central Health Board of Managers elected Ann Kitchen to be the board’s new chairperson, succeeding Dr. Charles Bell, who is retiring from the board. Central Health […]

As over 200 people celebrated with food, games, and song, Central Health’s Hornsby Bend Health and Wellness Center officially opened on Saturday, October 21. Along with tasty tacos, Zumba moves, and a Teddy Bear Clinic staffed by CommUnityCare’s Hornsby Bend providers, the event signaled new and better healthcare access for the more than 10,000 residents […]

AUSTIN – Today (Tuesday, Sept. 26) the Travis County Commissioners Court voted to approve the fiscal 2024 proposed budget for Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district. The commissioners also set Central Health’s 2024 property tax rate at 10.07 cents per $100 valuation. For the county’s average assessed home value, that’s a tax increase of about […]

AUSTIN – Sendero Health Plans Inc. (Sendero) announced Wednesday it has named Sharon J. Alvis as the new chief executive officer to lead the nonprofit health maintenance organization (HMO), which was created and is funded and owned by Central Health. Sendero offers health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) federal Health Insurance Marketplace. […]

Millions in new investments as hospital district repairs safety net; Travis County commissioners to consider Sept 12 and 19 AUSTIN – The Central Health Board of Managers on Sept. 6 voted to approve a $744 million annual budget for fiscal year 2024, which begins Oct. 1. Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, goes to the […]