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Central Health helps the people of Travis County live healthier. Created in 2004 by the voters of Travis County, we are the local public entity that provides access to the high-quality care everyone needs to get well and stay healthy. We work with a network of partners to eliminate health disparities to reach our vision of Travis County becoming a model healthy community.

The Medical Access Program (MAP) is a local program provided by Central Health that covers primary care, prescriptions, specialty care, and hospital care. MAP helps people get the health care they need.

Recent News

Long-time East Austin Physician Receives the COVID-19 Vaccination as Austin-Travis County Reaches Highest COVID-19 Risk Level

Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, Central Health Board Member and affiliate faculty member of the Dell Medical School, received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Austin) - Dr. Guadalupe Zamora, a physician with more than 30 years of experience in East Austin and a member of the Central Health Board of Managers, received the…

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Health Care Closer to Home: Central Health/CommUnityCare Hornsby Bend Clinic Offers COVID-19 testing, Flu Shots and more

(Austin) – When Central Health and CommUnityCare hosted a grand opening of their new Hornsby Bend Health Center in March, no one imagined a global health pandemic was just around the corner. The health center quietly began seeing patients in February – mainly nearby residents with low-income and without insurance.…

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Central Health Investigating Cyberattack

(Austin) - The Central Health Technology Team detected and is investigating a cyberattack that occurred Friday, Dec. 4. An investigation is underway into unauthorized access on a computer server to determine the extent of the incident, data affected, and next steps. “The incident is potentially a criminal act, and we’re…

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Central Health Introduces Holiday Plans Risk Calculator as Surging

COVID-19 Levels Force Austin-Travis County to Move to Stage 4 Restrictions (Austin) – As Austin-Travis County raises the COVID-19 Risk-based Guidelines level to Stage 4, the second highest level, Central Health is urging residents to reconsider holiday plans. Central Health, the Travis County Healthcare District, created a simple quiz to…

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