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Millions in new investments as hospital district repairs safety net; Travis County commissioners to consider Sept 12 and 19 AUSTIN – The Central Health Board of Managers on Sept. 6 voted to approve a $744 million annual budget for fiscal year 2024, which begins Oct. 1. Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, goes to the […]

Hospital district to invest nearly $700 million to strengthen Travis County’s safety-net health system AUSTIN – On Wednesday, August 2, the Central Health Board of Managers adopted the hospital district’s Healthcare Equity Action Plan, a roadmap for building a high-functioning, comprehensive safety-net healthcare system in Travis County. The Action Plan will guide implementation of Central […]

(Austin) — Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has begun to seek search firms as potential partners in a community-informed process this summer and fall to recruit a successor for President and CEO Mike Geeslin. An invitation for proposals was sent to selected executive search firms last week, with responses due this Friday, June 16. […]

Upcoming Community Conversations, Public Meetings Provide Opportunities for Input AUSTIN – Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has released its initial proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 24), a spending plan that includes sizable new investments in patient care, guided by the district’s recently adopted Healthcare Equity Action Plan. The Central Health Board of […]

(AUSTIN) – The Central Health Board of Managers approved its Fiscal Year 2023 budget and tax rate Wednesday night that will lower property taxes  for some Travis County residents, while expanding healthcare services for people with low income. These expansions are the direct result of years of planning, culminating in the recently adopted Equity-focused Service […]

(Austin) — Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, delivered its latest annual report on Wednesday, May 13, detailing how it increased the number of patients served by 4% in 2022 compared to the previous year. Central Health provided healthcare for 152,435 individuals, or one out of every nine Travis County residents. “Central Health is continuing […]

(Tuesday) On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Central Health received from Ascension Texas (formerly known as Seton Healthcare Family) a notice of Governance and Funding Deadlock under the terms of the 2013 Master Agreement between the two parties. “We will not be distracted by this latest legal maneuver,” said Mike Geeslin, Central Health president and CEO. “We […]

Study shows 75% of Travis County families in poverty live along I-35 corridor (Austin, TX) – As part of ongoing efforts to address systemic health inequities in Travis County, Central Health released its 2022 Demographic Report, which identifies where most people with low income live, what’s preventing them from getting care, and the most common […]

Study shows 75% of Travis County families in poverty live along I-35 corridor (Austin, TX) – As part of ongoing efforts to address systemic health inequities in Travis County, Central Health released its 2022 Demographic Report, which identifies where people with low income live, what are their barriers to health care, and the most common […]

DOWNLOAD THE LAWSUIT (Austin) – Central Health sued Ascension Texas (Ascension), formerly known as Seton Healthcare Family, Tuesday for failing to meet its contractual obligations to provide healthcare for Travis County residents with low income. “We are out of options,” said Mike Geeslin, President & CEO of Central Health. “Ascension’s persistent failures to honor its […]