August 7, 2015
The Fifty: Why this uber-influential group needs $50M
Posted: August 6th, 2015
By Chad Swiateki, Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
Seton Healthcare Family has announced the recruitment and on-boarding of the final members of The Fifty. The Fifty is a group of Austin business leaders and health care industry professionals who will help Seton raise the final bit of funding to pay for the Dell Seton Medical Center at UT. It will take another $50 million to complete the new $295 million downtown hospital.
City affordability includes support for assistance programs
Posted: August 1st, 2015
By Tod Marvin, Special the American Statesman
In a Special to the Statesman, Tod Marvin of One Voice Central Texas describes his organization’s aim to help make Austin more affordable for people in poverty while also providing opportunities to thrive economically. He goes on to say that though Austin is socially conscious and has one of the fastest-growing economies in the nation, it still lags behind peer cities in investing in health and human services.
New Orleans Hospital Is Replaced, With Hope of Preserving Its Mission
Posted: August 1st, 2015
By ABBY GOODNOUGH, The New York Times
Nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina, the displaced staff of Charity Hospital, used to working out of tents and an abandoned Lord & Taylor, have finally made the move into a $1.1 billion replacement hospital. The new facility, named the University Medical Center New Orleans, was built largely with federal disaster funds, and is run by a private operator under contract with the state. It is already seen as proof of a much-improved health care system for the poor in the city.