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November 6, 2017
By: Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, Vice-Chair, Central Health Board of Managers Five years ago today, a decisive majority of voters approved a 5-cent property tax increase to improve health care in Travis County. As Vice-Chairperson of the Central Health Board of Managers and a long-time physician practicing here in Austin, I am fortunate to see the […]
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October 27, 2017
Groups working together to help residents overcome enrollment barriers for 2018 AUSTIN — Central Health—the public agency that ensures Travis County residents with low income get quality health care—and community partners gathered at United Way for Greater Austin on Friday to make final preparations for the Nov. 1 kickoff of open enrollment in the Health […]
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October 25, 2017
(Austin, TX.) — The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday to allow staff to begin negotiations with a master developer for the Brackenridge Campus redevelopment, former home of University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB). Following an intensive review process, the Central Health procurement committee unanimously selected Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, of Baltimore, MD, one […]
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October 4, 2017
Consider this: Central Health funded health care for more than 1 in 10 Travis County residents last year – providing vital services to people who are low-income and uninsured. The people we serve are friends, neighbors, co-workers and family from myriad cultures. Some live in established Austin neighborhoods, while economics have pushed some out to […]
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September 10, 2017
In fiscal year 2018, we will continue to increase access to health care services for residents of Travis County who are low-income and uninsured. Watch Central Health President & CEO Mike Geeslin and Interim Deputy CFO Lisa Owens give an update on the Central Health FY 2018 budget below. The video is also available on […]
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September 1, 2017
(Austin, TX.) – Medical teams from CommUnityCare Health Centers – funded by Central Health – and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are activating a medical clinic inside a warehouse located at 7000 Metropolis in Southeast Austin. A mobile medical team is triaging incoming evacuees Friday morning and by Saturday […]
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August 16, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas — Since the community voted to create the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin nearly five years ago, the number of medical residents working in Austin-area clinics and hospitals has grown by more than 30 percent, and the number is expected to grow even more over the next four […]
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August 9, 2017
(Austin) – Central Health announced Larry Wallace, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has moved into a new role as Central Health enterprise chief administrative officer (CAO), effective Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. In his new role, Wallace will focus on operations and strategic alignment among the Central Health Enterprise affiliates and partners, which include: […]
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July 10, 2017
Austin, TX – June 29, 2017 – A lack of accessible transportation limits a patient’s ability to receive the most appropriate level of care, at the appropriate time, in the best location. For this reason, the Community Care Collaborative (CCC), RideAustin, and the Dell Medical School are partnering to utilize rideshare services to help low-income […]
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June 7, 2017
What will the Central Health Brackenridge Campus become? What features and services will there be? How can this one development benefit our ethnically, culturally and socio-economically diverse community? These are the big questions we’re answering as the plan to develop the 14-acre campus takes shape. Thanks to the incredible input from a group of about […]