Travis County Hospital District
Central Health Spotlight
Central Health Mental Health Services
At Central Health, mental health is key to Whole Person care. Our psychiatric care is holistic, patient-centered, and trauma-informed. With 1 in 5 adults facing mental illness, we’re expanding access to support our patients.
What is Central Health?
Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, is building a comprehensive, high-functioning healthcare system for residents with low income who need it most. The district’s Healthcare Equity Plan, adopted in early 2022, is guiding up to $700 million in investments to close the gaps that persist throughout the safety-net healthcare system – in primary care, specialty care, dental and behavioral health, hospital-based care, and post-acute transitions of care.
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The Medical Access Program (MAP)
The Medical Access Program (MAP) by Central Health is a local health coverage program that covers primary care, prescriptions, specialty care, and hospital care. MAP helps people get the healthcare they need.
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Recent News
Strengthening Travis County’s Public Healthcare System: Central Health and CommUnityCare’s Relationship
At Central Health, we are committed to enhancing healthcare access for those who need it most in Travis County. A crucial part of this effort is our longstanding partnership with CommUnityCare. Central Health President and CEO, Dr. Pat Lee, addresses this relationship in a video, shedding light on the importance…
Austin is Different—So is Central Health
In its first two decades, Travis County's hospital district has forged a unique path to bring care to the most vulnerable. The public hospital model is probably familiar to most Americans, especially since it provides the setting for so many TV medical dramas. If you need emergency care or surgery,…
Central Health Files Reply Brief in Appeal Over Voter-Approved Investment in UT Dell Medical School
Filing argues that UT partnership is legal, necessary, and improves patient outcomes AUSTIN – On Monday, Sept. 30, attorneys representing Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, filed a reply brief with the Third Court of Appeals in support of its appeal seeking to dismiss what remains of litigation first brought…