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Tag Archives: Travis County Central Health
New rules for Central Health don't satisfy critics
The Travis County Commissioners Court has concluded another chapter in the extended controversy over Central Health, but one of the hospital district’s lead critics says he is not ready to quit. On Tuesday, the court amended the district’s financial policy…
Public Health • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 18, 2017
First progress and then postponement as Central Health returns to Commissioners Court
The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday signed off on Central Health’s proposed $238 million budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, but came up short on reaching an accord between the hospital district and activists who demand more transparency from it.…
Budget • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 20, 2017
Central Health concerns continue to stymie Commissioners Court
On Tuesday the Travis County Commissioners Court once again failed to reach a compromise that could satisfy all parties involved in the seemingly interminable controversy over transparency at Central Health. Before the court was a review of the new financial…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 30, 2017
Central Health discussion once again dominates Commissioners Court meeting
Central Health’s annual budget presentation to the Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday brought with it a fresh round of familiar complaints from activists about the level of transparency displayed by the hospital district. Freshly installed President and CEO Mike…
Budget • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 24, 2017
Central Health evaluation targets care delivery, med school transparency
To indulge in an extended health care metaphor, one could compare the extensive evaluation Central Health has commissioned to a very public checkup where anyone with any interest in the condition of the community health organization gets a chance to…
Public Health • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 15, 2017
Will Merck IT hub anchor Central Health redevelopment?
This much is clear: Pretty much everyone agrees that the redevelopment of the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus is going to redefine the eastern edge of downtown Austin in the coming years. What is much less clear is what, exactly,…
Development • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 28, 2017
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Council narrowly approves controversial Central Health board nominee
By a one-vote margin, City Council approved the appointment of a new member to the Central Health Board of Managers after complaints about the nominee’s potential conflicts of interest. Council voted 6-5 to assign Julie Oliver, a division controller for…
Public Health • By Jack Craver • Jun 16, 2017
Central Health board chair lays out case against nominee
The chair of the Central Health Board of Managers is ramping up the pressure on City Council to reject an applicant to the board due to the applicant’s position with a major hospital. In a lengthy letter sent Friday to…
Public Health • By Jack Craver • Jun 5, 2017
Central Health nominee stirs up policy questions
The chair of the Central Health Board of Managers strongly suggested that City Council may be causing problems for the board by appointing a new member with ties to a major hospital. In an interview with the Austin Monitor Tuesday,…
Public Health • By Jack Craver • Jun 1, 2017
Conflict of interest questions delay Central Health board appointment
City Council postponed a decision on appointing a new member to the Central Health Board of Managers amid concerns over diversity and potential conflicts of interest. The nine-member board of managers oversees the public health authority, which provides a variety…
Public Health • By Jack Craver • May 22, 2017
Critics call foul on medical school's spending
The activists who last year hounded Central Health with claims that the hospital district was being less than transparent have now turned their focus on the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, accusing the school of improperly spending…
Public Health • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 9, 2017
Medical school outlines spending, outreach for care in eastern 'Austin crescent'
With Travis County putting more scrutiny on one of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas’ largest financial contributors – specifically Central Health and the $35 million in taxpayer dollars it provides the school annually – leaders of…
