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 next week will allow comment on the change to the property that has long been […]
Travis County Central Health
Health organization that provides care and improves service for uninsured individuals in Travis County.
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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, a revolving line of credit means that the credit is renewed as the debt is […]
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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 Health Plans – will have until Dec. 6 to apply for the first iteration of […]
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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 of Managers meeting. CommUnityCare, which provides medical, dental and behavioral health services to low-income and […]
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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 with providing health care to low-income people. The budget increases spending by 12.4 percent over […]
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Central Health budget passes after last-minute questions dominate vote
After a nearly five-hour meeting, Central Health’s volunteer board of managers voted to approve Central Health’s Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget on Wednesday night. During the hours leading up to the vote, multiple board members introduced significant new questions about the budget expenditures, despite having discussed the budget at four previous board meetings since the budget […]
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Central Health presents 2020 draft budget with substantial structural changes
Central Health, the Travis County health care district that provides medical care to indigent residents, unveiled its preliminary 2020 budget on Monday evening at a community discussion held at its headquarters in East Austin. This year’s budget incorporates a 6.9 percent tax increase over Fiscal Year 2019, estimated to cost the average property owner an […]
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Demolition of Brackenridge starts this month, paving the way for 17-story office building
After more than 130 years in Austin, a portion of the University Medical Center Brackenridge downtown will come down this month and be replaced by a 17-story office building. The demolition is part of UT Austin’s plan to expand its health care district centered around the Dell Medical School. The new office will provide more […]
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Central Health considers how to raise awareness of its existence
With limited funds and the threat of revenue restrictions from the state, Central Health, Travis County’s public hospital district, is grappling with how to make the best use of its resources. At a town hall forum Monday at its headquarters on East Cesar Chavez Street, Central Health leaders described their organization as providing a tremendous […]
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Central Health says Sendero is relatively healthy, but its survival is still uncertain
As the June deadline draws closer for Sendero Health Plans to prove its worth in the insurance market, Central Health officials gathered Monday night to update the community about the nonprofit health insurance company. According to Sendero and Central Health’s board of managers, the company is doing well so far – sort of. “At this […]
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Travis County moves Sendero forward with fingers crossed
After much back-and-forth over the fate of Sendero Health Plans, Central Health has presented a strategy to leverage its funds in hopes of saving the insurance company from being terminated. The Travis County Commissioners Court admitted the precarious nature of the entire situation but unanimously approved the Central Health Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget and tax […]
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Travis County commissioners expected to vote on Sendero budget
The Travis County Commissioners Court is scheduled to vote this morning on Central Health’s budget, which includes money for the nonprofit Sendero Health Plans. Central Health’s board of managers voted Saturday to allocate $26 million to Sendero Health Plans in Fiscal Year 2019. The decision gives the nonprofit health insurance company enough funding to operate […]