Press Release Archive

(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 […]

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 […]

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday, Oct. 26, to hire executive recruitment firm B.E. Smith to undertake the national search for a new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Patricia Young Brown, the founding president and CEO of Central Health, earlier this month announced her retirement from public service effective Dec. […]

(Austin, TX) – Patricia Young Brown, the only president and CEO in Central Health’s 12-year history, today announced she is retiring from public service at the end of the year.Young Brown was hired by the Central Health Board of Managers in April 2005, shortly after voters approved the creation of a healthcare district for Travis […]

(Austin, TX) —On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Central Health’s fiscal year 2017 budget and property tax rate by a vote of 4-0. “We appreciate the support of Travis County Commissioners and all of the community members who showed up to speak in support of our proposed budget and tax rate,” […]

Officials from Central Health and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin released the 2016 Community Benefit Report at the Sept. 7 Central Health Board of Managers meeting. The report, the second such report issued by Central Health and the Dell Medical School, illustrates the many ways the two partners continued the […]