Press Release Archive

(Austin, TX) – Free legal assistance will soon be available to low-income Travis County residents at the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center. Central Health and Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) have established a partnership to provide access to free legal services in certain civil matters. “There’s a spiral – people faced with […]

CommUnityCare William Cannon converting to a primary care clinic (Austin) – To make health care more convenient for patients who can’t wait for a scheduled appointment, Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers is opening a new walk-in-clinic starting Monday at the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center. At the same time, CommUnityCare is converting its […]

(Austin, TX) – Beginning Feb. 25, Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers will start making house calls in the Greater Hornsby Bend community – an area with limited access to health care. Residents can schedule appointments with a CommUnityCare family nurse practitioner, who will come to their home along with a bilingual medical assistant to address […]

(Austin) – Addressing one of the biggest barriers to accessing health care, Central Health is offering patients free Lyft rides to and from the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center. The program is offered through a partnership among Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers , United Way for Greater Austin and Lyft. Central Health is […]

(Austin, Texas) – Sick or injured this holiday season? Central Health offers access to non-emergency care for people with low income who want to avoid the emergency room (ER) holiday rush. According to Central Health’s partner Seton Healthcare Family, historically, there is an increase in volume of emergency room visits over the holidays. In fiscal […]

(Austin) – Central Health has been contacting a select group of chronically ill patients who receive care through its Medical Access Program (MAP) or on a sliding fee scale (SFS) to offer the opportunity to enroll in private health insurance through Sendero Health Plans, Central Health’s nonprofit community health maintenance organization (HMO). As of Dec. […]

(Austin) – Central Health is pursuing multiple options to more quickly bring health care services to Eastern Travis County. Some of the plans include purchasing a customized bus outfitted with exam rooms, making house calls, and leasing land to set up prefabricated modular clinics. “All options are on the table,” said Mike Geeslin, Central Health […]

(Austin) – As the enrollment deadline approaches- only 10 days left- Central Health and its partners are reminding Travis County residents to take advantage of free services to help them select a health insurance plan for 2019.  Thousands of Travis County residents have already enrolled in a qualified health plan offered on the Affordable Care […]

(Austin) – With only 25 days left to enroll in a health care plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace (part of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA), Central Health and United Way for Greater Austin have teamed up to ensure residents have a ride to and from enrollment sites in Travis County. The 2019 Open […]

Pilot transportation program extended due to increased interest and ridership (Austin, TX) – Central Health and its affiliate CommUnityCare Health Centers have extended a pilot transportation program providing door-to-door shuttle service to and from the Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center. The transportation program was originally for patients and clients of the Southeast Health […]