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News, updates and press releases.

Press Releases Archive

COVID-19 UPDATES

Coronavirus General Information

Central Health is following the direction of federal, state, and local authorities for the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. We have posted information regarding testing, clinical access for CommUnityCare patients as well as anyone who needs to visit a Central Health office, and MAP Eligibility.

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COVID-19 TESTING DATA

CommUnityCare Health Centers, our affiliated FQHC, is tracking several key data points, including testing positivity rates and geographical statistics.

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Information Resources

Public Information Requests

The Texas Public Information Act gives the public the right to request access to government information.

Information on Open Government is available at the Texas Attorney General’s Web site, including how to file a request, what to expect, and how to follow-up.

Any costs associated with this request will be processed in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 552 and the Attorney General Cost Administrative Rules.

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For media requests, please contact Vice President of Communications Ted Burton at 512.978.8214 or via email at ted.burton@centralhealth.net.

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Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report

Download a copy of our 2019 Annual Report below. Highlights include:
-147,504 PATIENTS SERVED – an increase of 5,870 patients from the previous year.
-183 PROVIDER LOCATIONS – including community health centers, hospitals, specialists, dentists and urgent care locations.
-394,425 PRIMARY CARE VISITS – provided through Central Health’s broad network of health care partners.
In 2019, Central Health’s provider network continued to expand and innovate, providing new and convenient care options for community members.

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Press Releases And News

Infusion Center opens in Southeast Austin, giving underserved communities access to potentially lifesaving COVID-19 treatment (Austin) – Starting Thursday, Jan. 7, Central Health-affiliated CommUnityCare Health Centers will begin vaccinating against the coronavirus a prioritized group of its patients who are 65 and older and those with at least one chronic…

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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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(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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NOTICE:  THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.6 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.48 (SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY EIGHT CENTS).


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