Press Releases
October 26, 2015
The public was offered a preview Monday of the latest plans for the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus. For more than a year, Central Health, Travis County’s health care district, has been soliciting feedback from residents as to how the campus should be repurposed after University Medical Center Brackenridge-the county’s public teaching hospital-closes […]
August 19, 2015
The Central Health Board of Managers on Aug. 19 unanimously approved a proposed fiscal year 2016 budget and property tax rate. Highlights of the budget include: The continued development of new and improved primary care, specialty care, behavioral health and women’s health services utilizing local funds with matching federal dollars; Partnering with the Community Care […]
August 19, 2015
AUSTIN — Healthy ATC (Austin/Travis County) is a collaboration of Travis County Health & Human Services & Veterans Services Department, City of Austin Health & Human Services Department, and Central Health to plan together, share public data, and align goals & activities specific to priority health indicators and social determinants of health. The new web […]
March 6, 2015
Senator Kirk Watson moderated a half-day community forum today, providing the public with information about and a forum to ask questions regarding possible plans for repurposing Central Health’s Brackenridge Campus. Central Health is developing a comprehensive redevelopment plan for the campus, which includes University Medical Center Brackenridge as well as the 14.3 acres of land […]
January 23, 2015
Central Health, in its role as the anchor entity for Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) 7, is producing a series of videos as part of the public stakeholder engagement process described in the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program – Medicaid 1115 Waiver Program. Community stakeholders in Travis, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette and Lee Counties […]
February 6, 2017
(Austin, TX.) — Central Health announced today selection of four developers to participate in the next phase of the Brackenridge Campus redevelopment. Following the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) last fall, 12 development firms submitted proposals. The four firms were selected by a team of eight Central Health staff members and consultants. The […]
February 7, 2017
Transition of four specialty clinics to community-based setting set for February (Austin) – Four specialty care clinics serving Travis County’s low-income and uninsured residents will transition in February to a new location designed to better serve patients. The transition is the latest step in a collaborative effort among Central Health—the healthcare district serving Travis County— […]
January 10, 2017
What: Central Health invites community members and stakeholders to participate in a discussion and provide feedback regarding the Central Health Brackenridge Campus redevelopment in advance of two upcoming hearings before the City of Austin in January. At the meeting, Central Health will provide an update about the ongoing redevelopment effort, while continuing to gather input […]
December 16, 2016
Abigail Aiken is new City-County Joint Appointment; Dr. Guadalupe Zamora Reappointed by County (Austin) – The Travis County Commissioners Court and the Austin City Council have approved the joint appointment of Dr. Abigail Aiken, MPH, PhD to the nine-member Central Health Board of Managers. Aiken was approved by Travis County Commissioners on December 6 and […]
November 30, 2016
(Austin, TX.) — The Central Health Board of Managers will hold a public hearing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 so that community members may provide comments and ideas for the upcoming Central Health Performance Review. The hearing will be held at Central Health, at 1111 E. Cesar Chavez St., in Austin. The Central […]