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August 15, 2018
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers adopted a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 tax rate Aug. 15. The proposed FY 2019 tax rate of 10.5221 cents per $100 of assessed property value is lower than the FY 2018 tax rate, and reflects a rate six percent above the effective tax rate from the […]
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July 10, 2018
(Austin) – On Tuesday, the Central Health Board of Managers will consider approving a lease for a portion of its Downtown Campus – formerly the Brackenridge Campus – with a local limited partnership called the 2033 LP. If approved, the first year of the lease could generate for Central Health up to $6.6 million in […]
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June 22, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health and Partners in Parenting (PIP), an Austin nonprofit, have teamed up to offer free support groups for parents of newborns and infants to help make a challenging time for new families a little easier. PIP organizes and facilitates community-based peer support groups for new parents to help ease the transition to […]
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June 5, 2018
While most children celebrate the beginning of summer, for thousands of Travis County families, the end of the school year means the end of a reliable, healthy daily meal. The Austin Independent School District reports that 61 percent of its students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. When school ends, so do daily, reliable meals. […]
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March 8, 2018
(Austin) – Northeast Austin residents have more health care options as Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers expanded services at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center from one day a month to one day a week. Located in the Colony Park neighborhood at 7201 Colony Loop Dr. in Northeast Travis County, the CommUnityCare clinic at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center is […]
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March 1, 2018
(Austin, TX.) — Central Health, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing (UT School of Nursing), and Travis County Emergency Services District (ESD) 11 announced Wednesday, Feb. 28 they are joining forces to open a new health center in Southeast Travis County. The health center will be located next to the Travis County […]
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February 21, 2018
(Austin) – To speed up the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus in downtown Austin and generate revenue faster to fund health care delivery, Central Health may move away from its master developer strategy. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Budget and Finance Committee of the Central Health Board of Managers recommended Central Health President […]
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February 16, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health announced today two new vice presidents will lead the health care district’s external affairs’ efforts as it expands and improves health care services for people with low income in Travis County. Central Health announced Perla Cavazos is the new Vice President of Government Affairs, while Ted Burton is Vice President of […]
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January 12, 2018
(Austin) – Up to 90 people a day with flu-like symptoms have sought care at Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County since mid-December and more than half have been diagnosed with influenza ⎯ and the flu outbreak may not have peaked yet. Central Health funds 19 CommUnityCare Health Centers in Travis County. In […]
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November 17, 2017
(AUSTIN, Texas) – Central Health and CommUnityCare Health Centers announced today Del Valle residents, in partnership with Travis County, will have access to a new health clinic starting Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The new Del Valle Health Center is located at 3518 FM 973, near the county’s correctional facility in Del Valle. It is also […]