Press Releases
August 8, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas — Demolition will begin soon of a vacant professional office building near the former University Medical Center Brackenridge — a major milestone in the long-term redevelopment of Central Health’s downtown property that will leverage a partnership with The University of Texas at Austin to create new revenue for local health care needs. The 2033 Higher Education Development […]
July 24, 2019
(Austin, TX) – Central Health, Travis County’s healthcare district, is buying 10-acres of undeveloped land in the Greater Hornsby Bend area to build a new health and wellness center to serve Eastern Travis County residents with low income. The property is located in an eastern portion of unincorporated Travis County, on the southeast corner of […]
July 8, 2019
(Austin) – Central Health-funded CommUnityCare (CUC) is expanding pregnancy testing and support services in Travis County for women with low income. ”Expanding pregnancy testing is critical to improving health outcomes for both moms and their babies,” said Dr. Abigail Aiken, Central Health board member and assistant professor of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at […]
April 25, 2019
(Austin) – Central Health will hold a Community Conversation to kick off a five-month long public involvement process for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget. The Travis County healthcare district’s $258.4 million budget for FY19 pays for hospital, primary, specialty, behavioral, and non-clinical services for Travis County residents with low income – more than 1 […]
May 2, 2019
What: Central Health invites local media to tour a new mobile health clinic, which arrives Friday, May 3. The mobile health clinic is a part of Central Health’s strategy to bring more health care services to Eastern Travis County. The 40-foot bus will be stationed in Creedmoor and Colony Park beginning this summer – communities […]
June 13, 2019
Hunger doesn’t end when the school year ends (Austin) – When summer arrives and school is out, thousands of students and families can miss out on a reliable, daily meal. Hunger is a serious issue in Travis County—the Central Texas Food Bank estimates that more than 170,000, or 14.6%, of residents, suffer from food insecurity, […]
June 18, 2019
Creedmoor, Colony Park are first stops for clinic bus (Austin) – Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers will start seeing patients Monday, June 24 inside its new mobile clinic parked in Colony Park and Creedmoor. Both Eastern Travis County communities have high rates of uninsured residents, families living in poverty, and limited access to health services. […]
May 15, 2019
(Austin) – For half a century, the University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB) hospital towered above I-35 and 15th Street – a landmark for hospital care for Austin and Travis County. Closed since May 2017, Central Health announced Wednesday the process to demolish the 9-story hospital tower building is expected to begin this summer. Central Health, […]
May 23, 2019
Private hospitals can receive Federal Funding to Care for People with Low Income (Austin) – Two new laws passed by the Texas Legislature will improve care for people in Travis County with low income. Senate Bill 1142 allows physicians working for Central Health to have an expanded ability to practice medicine, helping the organization better […]
May 10, 2019
Before Central Health begins the process of demolishing the former University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB) tower, former patients, nurses, doctors, Austin’s mayor and UT’s president will honor and remember the countless lives connected to the landmark building. Central Health’s downtown property was home to Brackenridge Hospital, the community’s public hospital, for 133 years—from 1884 to […]