Press Releases

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed in October 2012 challenging the validity of Proposition One. The Honorable Lee Yeakel on Thursday, January 31 signed and entered a Final Judgment dismissing the claims by a political action committee and three individuals that Proposition One violated several federal and state laws. In November of last […]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell will hold a press conference on Friday, Feb. 13, at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the number of Austin residents who have signed up for quality, affordable health coverage for 2015 through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The press conference will take place at the Southeast […]

Central Health Chairperson Brenda Coleman-Beattie, along with The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, Senator Kirk Watson, Seton Healthcare Family President & CEO Jesus Garza, and Dell Medical School Dean Dr. Clay Johnston, marked the start of construction of the new Dell Medical School with a public celebration on Monday, April 21. Speaking […]

Get Connected to Coverage Elected officials and community leaders joined Central Health and United Way for Greater Austin (UWATX) today to encourage Travis County residents to enroll in a health insurance plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the upcoming March 31 open enrollment deadline. Today’s event is part of a […]

The Central Health Board of Managers on Wednesday approved the adoption of an Affiliation Agreement between The University of Texas at Austin, Central Health, and the Community Care Collaborative (CCC). This Agreement formalizes the relationship between the CCC, Central Health, and The University of Texas at Austin and the transfer of $35 million in local […]

The Central Health Board of Managers recently named officers for the 2014 calendar year. Serving as Chairperson is Brenda Coleman-Beattie. The Travis County Commissioners Court first appointed Ms. Coleman-Beattie to a four-year term on the Central Health Board of Managers in January of 2011. Since then she has served as Secretary (2011), Treasurer (2012), and […]

Members of Central Health’s Board of Managers and management, community stakeholders, elected officials, and members of the community at large participated in the ceremony, which included a ceremonial wall breaking at the site of the new flagship facility, formerly the Veterans Administration Austin Outpatient Clinic. During the event, Central Health and Community Care Collaborative (CCC) […]

The University of Texas at Austin announced at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Dr. S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston as the inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School. Clarke Heidrick, a member of the Central Health Board of Managers who served on the search committee for the dean, said, “All of us at Central […]

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 […]

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 […]