Month: September 2016

Johnston: Dell Medical School proving promise to help the vulnerable Posted: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 By S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston – Special to the American-Statesman Although the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin is in its infancy, it is already demonstrating its value to Travis County. Along with Central Health and […]

2016.09.30_RFQ Addendum 1Addendum No. 1 September 30, 2016 Includes: Responses to questions submitted in writing from the pre-response meeting Questions asked but not answered from index cards during the pre-response meeting Questions submitted after the pre-response meeting Appendix A: PowerPoint Presentation Appendix B: List of Attendees of the Sept. 15 Pre-Proposal Meeting Appendix C: Central […]

THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR ’S TAX RATE.  THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY -6.10 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $7.12 (SEVEN DOLLARS AND […]

Lawmaker unveils vision for Austin State Hospital Posted: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 By Nicole Cobler and The Texas Tribune , KVUE Senator Kirk Watson and other state leaders are showing a preference for Texas to partner with public universities and medical schools in order to modernize and remodel aging mental hospitals. These sort of partnerships […]

(Austin, TX) —On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Central Health’s fiscal year 2017 budget and property tax rate by a vote of 4-0. “We appreciate the support of Travis County Commissioners and all of the community members who showed up to speak in support of our proposed budget and tax rate,” […]

Pay doctors to maintain health, not treat illness Posted: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 By Chris Tomlinson- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System is working on overhauling the fee-for-service system that most insurance companies and doctors rely upon. This will mean providers will be incentivized for keeping patients healthy, rather than how many patients are […]

The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health conducted public hearings on September 7, 2016, and September 10, 2016 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 4.5 percent (percentage by which proposed tax […]

Officials from Central Health and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin released the 2016 Community Benefit Report at the Sept. 7 Central Health Board of Managers meeting. The report, the second such report issued by Central Health and the Dell Medical School, illustrates the many ways the two partners continued the […]

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Issued Thursday (Austin, TX) — Central Health today issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for developers interested in participating in one of the most exciting mixed-use development projects in Austin’s history − the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus. The RFQ is a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the […]

Central Health, a special-purpose taxing entity devoted to providing access to quality health care for qualified Travis County, Texas residents, is seeking proposals from prospective developers interested in a mixed-use development opportunity on a multi-block site located in the northeast corner of Downtown Austin. Central Health envisions this as a “Master Developer” opportunity, through which […]