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September 10, 2021
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Thursday to approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget to pay for healthcare services for Travis County residents with low income. The vote followed a public hearing, and the budget now goes to the Travis County Commissioners Court for final approval on Sept. 21, prior to […]
November 24, 2020
Mientras que el aumento en los niveles de COVID-19 ha obligado al Condado de Austin-Travis a aplicar restricciones de la cuarta fase, Central Health presenta la Calculadora para Planificar el Riesgo durante las Fiestas Mientras los casos de COVID-19 aumentan, le recomendamos a los habitantes del Condado de Travis que reconsideren sus planes durante las […]
November 21, 2019
(Austin, TX) – The Travis County Medical Society will recognize at an upcoming ceremony two local physicians who are leaders at Central Health and CommUnityCare Health Centers. Dr. Guadalupe “Pete” Zamora, Chair of the Central Health Board of Managers, is to be awarded The Gold Headed Cane Physician of the Year, and Dr. Alan Schalscha, CommUnityCare Health […]
September 25, 2019
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday to set the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 at 6.9% over the “no-new-revenue” – or effective – tax rate, which will generate $214.9 million in property taxes to pay for health care delivery for Travis County residents with low income. For a Travis County […]
July 22, 2019
Join us August 10 and August 17th for our back to school events at the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center and the CommUnityCare North Central. Free physicals will be available to students participating in sports and band. Please fill out and bring the attached forms
September 6, 2018
Central Health is using free pregnancy testing as a means to connect women with low income to comprehensive health care services. It’s one way Central Health and its partners are improving the health of women and their babies in Travis County. Since January, Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center has offered 376 women a […]
February 26, 2018
Mission: Advance Central Health’s efforts to provide access to health care to those who need it most. Stewardship: Promote uses and programs at the downtown campus that support the short- and long-term fiscal stability of Central Health. Partnership: Strengthen and expand relationships with health and wellness providers, collaborate with other public-sector entities Read more
August 29, 2017
Central Health’s Community Health Champions met at the Seton Administrative Offices on Aug. 16 to learn more about one of the most important elements of Central Health’s mission – health care transformation and innovation. Kicking off the day, Seton Healthcare Family’s Chief Advocacy Officer Geronimo Rodriguez welcomed the group of nearly 40 health champions. Health […]
July 26, 2017
In Travis County, 500 patients have been cured of Hepatitis C, thanks to the Community Care Collaborative, Central Health’s partnership with Seton Healthcare Family. To date, with work funded through the 1115 Waiver and performed at CommUnityCare, we have achieved a 90% cure rate for those who completed the treatment. Focus areas are general gastroenterology […]
October 2, 2015
We have some exciting news to share with you related to our ongoing planning for the redevelopment of our Central Health Brackenridge Campus. We are moving forward with a proposed Master Plan concept and want to invite you for a sneak peek of the project. Over the past year, we have knocked on doors, attended […]