Press Release Archive

Central Health is pleased to announce Sarah Malm has joined its staff as the Director of Communications. Sarah is a seasoned communications professional with extensive experience in strategic communications, program management, and public affairs. Prior to joining Central Health, Sarah developed and implemented communications, branding and business strategies for corporate and government clients. She was […]

AUSTIN, Texas – March 22, 2013 – Today, the LIVESTRONG Foundation, Central Health, the Shivers Cancer Foundation and Senator Kirk Watson announced the results of a white paper on the availability of quality clinical adult cancer care and support services in the greater Austin region , which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. […]

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 […]

On Tuesday, January 15, the Travis County Commissioners Court selected Guadalupe Zamora, M.D. to fill one of two vacant positions on the Central Health Board of Managers. Dr. Zamora is a practicing physician at his own family medicine clinic in East Austin. He has also served as past president, secretary and treasurer of the Travis […]

The Central Health Board of Managers on Monday, Nov. 19 canvassed the ballot of the Nov. 6 election for Proposition 1, completing the final step to ratifying the election. Travis County voters cast on Nov. 6 a total of 187,021 (54.72%) votes for and 154,753 (45.28%) against Proposition 1. The additional tax of .05 cents […]

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel today denied the request for an injunction against canvassing of the ballots for Central Health Proposition 1. The judge found no reason to enjoin the canvassing based on plaintiffs’ arguments that the ballot language was illegal. Had the injunction been approved, it would have prevented canvassing of the November 6, […]

Austin, Texas November 6, 2012 – Travis County voters passed Central Health Proposition 1 that raises its tax rate by 5 cents. The increase in the tax rate is expected to generate up to an additional $54 million to be matched by another $76 million from federal funds each year, for an additional $130 million […]

The Community Care Collaborative (CCC) is Travis County’s new integrated delivery system – a multi-institutional, multi-provider system of healthcare envisioned to provide a coordinated continuum of services to low-income uninsured individuals. Central Health has anticipated the CCC would grow to include a number of community partners, and today we announce Austin Travis County Integral Care […]

A major hurdle in the sprint to transform the healthcare system in Travis County was cleared today. Central Health learned late yesterday that the Community Care Collaborative (CCC), Travis County’s new integrated delivery system, was declared eligible by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to receive Medicaid funding through the Section 1115 Medicaid […]

Central Health Executives and Board of Managers were surprised and disappointed yesterday to receive a letter from St. David’s HealthCare President & CEO David Huffstutler declaring an end to a discussion about their involvement in the development of a new healthcare delivery system to serve the uninsured in Travis County. The letter and the position […]