Tag Archives: Travis County Central Health
Central Health moves forward with Eastern Travis County developments
The Central Health Board of Managers approved the expansion of its Eastern Travis County health and wellness centers at a virtual meeting Wednesday night. Central Health Vice Presidents Stephanie McDonald and Mike Knodel presented a slideshow on the proposed expansions.…
Public Health • By Ramon Rodriguez • Feb 1, 2021
Central Health operating revenues, expenses down
Over the past fiscal year, Central Health’s operating revenues – consisting of lease revenues from the Central Health Downtown Campus and the Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas – have dropped by 10 percent. Meanwhile, its nonoperating…
Budget • By Ramon Rodriguez • Jan 25, 2021
Council delays HealthSouth vote but OKs Red River Street fee waiver
City Council members will have one more week to think about whether they want to choose a design team made up of Aspen Heights Partners, Civilitude, Studio Balcones and STG Design to redevelop the former HealthSouth tract at 1215 Red…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Dec 4, 2020
Commissioners Court approves Central Health budget, with concerns
On Tuesday, the Commissioners Court unanimously approved Central Health’s $367.3 million budget, stamping its seal of approval on the 6.9 percent, or $76.5 million, increase for the Travis County health care provider and the corresponding $24.97 average increase in annual…
Budget • By Jessi Devenyns • Sep 30, 2020
As Central Health prepares budget during pandemic, eastern Travis County residents seek more care
Central Health announced it was buying land for a new health and wellness center in southeast Travis County at the end of August, marking another step in the health care district’s efforts to improve access to care in the underserved…
Budget • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Sep 9, 2020
Central Health proposes raising taxes to fund budget
Central Health has been a critical resource for many during the course of the pandemic; now, the public health authority is looking to accomplish more for its patients in the upcoming year. To provide additional health care options for a…
Budget • By Jessi Devenyns • Aug 28, 2020
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Central Health to add additional drive-thru Covid-19 testing site
Travis County Central Health and CommUnityCare will announce the location of one new drive-thru Covid-19 testing site by the end of this week. “By the end of this week, at the latest, we’ll have a plan,” said Matt Balthazar, a…
Public Health • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 9, 2020
Overlay district would spell out heights, uses for Central Health's Brackenridge redevelopment
Later this month City Council will consider a request to create an overlay district that will allow for the ambitious redevelopment of the former University Medical Center Brackenridge property owned by Central Health. The public hearing expected to take place…
Development • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 12, 2020
Central Health approves $10 million line of credit to facilitate capital purchases
On Wednesday evening, the Central Health Board of Managers unanimously approved a $10 million revolving line of credit through JP Morgan that Central Health can use for future capital purchases of information technology, furniture and equipment. Like a credit card,…
Public Health • By Katherine Corley • Nov 22, 2019
Initiatives at Central Health Enterprise target employee advancement and salary equity
Central Health Enterprise will introduce its Emerging Leader program this fall, designed to train employees in the leadership skills they need to apply for supervisory and managerial positions. All employees of Central Health Enterprise – which includes CommUnityCare and Sendero…
Public Health • By Katherine Corley • Nov 4, 2019
Steady increase in chronic disease patients seeking help from CommUnityCare
Nearly 26 percent of CommUnityCare Health Centers’ patients in 2018 sought care for chronic diseases such as HIV, diabetes and heart disease – up from 18 percent in 2016 – said CommUnityCare CEO Jaeson Fournier at Wednesday’s Central Health Board…
Public Health • By Katherine Corley • Sep 30, 2019
County commissioners approve Central Health budget
Shortly after approving the county budget, the Travis County Commissioners Court OK’ed the $291 million fiscal year budget for Central Health, the county’s public hospital district. Central Health is a public authority funded by local property taxes that is charged…
