February 20, 2012
Austin, TX—February 20, 2012—Central Health and CommUnityCare will officially celebrate the grand opening of the newly-constructed North Central Health Center located at 1210 West Braker Lane on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with a brief ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the environmentally friendly building. Special guest speakers will include State Senator Kirk […]
January 18, 2012
The Central Health Board of Managers approved on Wednesday, Jan. 18 a contract with St. David’s Medical Center to assume provision of services previously offered through the Austin Women’s Hospital (AWH). The contract, totaling $480,000, is effective on Monday, Jan. 23 and extends through September. The contract may be extended for three, one-year terms, at […]
December 14, 2011
The Central Health Board of Managers has named new officers for the upcoming 2012 calendar year. Beginning January 1, 2012, Rosie Mendoza will serve as Board Chairperson. Frank Rodriguez was named Vice-Chairperson. Brenda Coleman-Beattie was appointed Treasurer. Anthony Haley has been named Secretary. The full board voted to confirm all nominees on Wednesday, Dec. 14. […]
October 12, 2011
Central Health, in partnership with the Austin Area Research Organization, has released a new white paper entitled Health and Health Care Trends & Innovations in Central Texas, which asks and answers the question: Why care about health and health care in Central Texas? This white paper provides a snapshot of where Central Texas presently stands […]
September 15, 2011
The Central Health Board of Managers approved the organization’s fiscal year 2012 budget on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Travis County Commissioners Court is expected to approve the budget on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The following are highlights of Central Health’s fiscal year 2012 operating budget: Includes a total tax rate of 7.89 cents per $100 of […]
August 23, 2011
As expected, Central Health has obtained financing for two new health care facilities through the issuance of certificates of obligation. In addition, Standard & Poor’s assigned the organization a AAA credit rating, the highest possible. Central Health is financing $16 million in health center expansions in order to continue increasing access to primary care. Of […]
August 12, 2011
The Austin Business Journal has recognized Dr. Thomas Coopwood, chairperson of the Central Health Board of Managers, with its prestigious Health Care Heroes Special Achievement Award. Dr. Coopwood received the honor at the annual Health Care Heroes Awards ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 11, which recognizes “individuals, organizations and companies for their contributions to improving health […]
August 11, 2011
The Central Health Board of Managers voted to end funding for elective pregnancy termination services at the Board’s Thursday, Aug. 11 special called meeting. Central Health currently allocates approximately $450,000 to contracts with providers of these services for eligible residents of Travis County. When Central Health began operations in 2004, it took over contracts for […]
June 15, 2011
The Central Health Board of Managers voted to approve a service expansion with Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) to support additional inpatient mental health services and fund two new pilot programs. The contract expansion increases funding for ATCIC from $3,336,548 per year by $1,700,000, for a total cap of $5,066,548, to expand mental healthcare […]
June 3, 2011
Central Health on Friday May 27 purchased the VA Austin Outpatient Clinic, including the 67,577 sq ft building on 6.83 acres and surrounding 3.5 acres of land, for $8 million. The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System presently operates the clinic. “For us, this prospect came forward at an opportune time, as we were just […]