Press Releases

AUSTIN — Healthy ATC (Austin/Travis County) is a collaboration of Travis County Health & Human Services & Veterans Services Department, City of Austin Health & Human Services Department, and Central Health to plan together, share public data, and align goals & activities specific to priority health indicators and social determinants of health. The new web […]

Senator Kirk Watson moderated a half-day community forum today, providing the public with information about and a forum to ask questions regarding possible plans for repurposing Central Health’s Brackenridge Campus. Central Health is developing a comprehensive redevelopment plan for the campus, which includes University Medical Center Brackenridge as well as the 14.3 acres of land […]

Central Health, in its role as the anchor entity for Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP) 7, is producing a series of videos as part of the public stakeholder engagement process described in the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program – Medicaid 1115 Waiver Program. Community stakeholders in Travis, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette and Lee Counties […]

(Austin, TX.) — Central Health announced today selection of four developers to participate in the next phase of the Brackenridge Campus redevelopment. Following the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) last fall, 12 development firms submitted proposals. The four firms were selected by a team of eight Central Health staff members and consultants. The […]

Transition of four specialty clinics to community-based setting set for February (Austin) – Four specialty care clinics serving Travis County’s low-income and uninsured residents will transition in February to a new location designed to better serve patients. The transition is the latest step in a collaborative effort among Central Health—the healthcare district serving Travis County— […]

What: Central Health invites community members and stakeholders to participate in a discussion and provide feedback regarding the Central Health Brackenridge Campus redevelopment in advance of two upcoming hearings before the City of Austin in January. At the meeting, Central Health will provide an update about the ongoing redevelopment effort, while continuing to gather input […]

Abigail Aiken is new City-County Joint Appointment; Dr. Guadalupe Zamora Reappointed by County (Austin) – The Travis County Commissioners Court and the Austin City Council have approved the joint appointment of Dr. Abigail Aiken, MPH, PhD to the nine-member Central Health Board of Managers. Aiken was approved by Travis County Commissioners on December 6 and […]

(Austin, TX.) — The Central Health Board of Managers will hold a public hearing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7 so that community members may provide comments and ideas for the upcoming Central Health Performance Review. The hearing will be held at Central Health, at 1111 E. Cesar Chavez St., in Austin. The Central […]

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Mangers appointed Larry Wallace, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Central Health, to serve as interim President and Chief Executive Officer when Patricia Young Brown retires from public service at the end of the year. Brown announced in October her departure from Central Health effective Dec. […]

What: Enrollment assistance for 2017 health coverage offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace Where: Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center, 2901 Montopolis Drive, Austin and other convenient locations throughout Central Texas When: November 1, 2016-January 31, 2017 Visit: www.GetEnrolledATX.com Call: 2-1-1, press option “1” (Austin) – Central Texans looking for assistance enrolling in the […]