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Sarai Vences

How A Medical Assistant Program is Helping One Travis County Resident Form a Better Life

May 19, 2025

Sarai Vences, 19, graduated from the Central Health and Austin Community College MA apprenticeship program in 2024 and hasn’t looked back since. AUSTIN, Texas– Nine months into her job as […]

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HIV ribbon board

Five-Year HIV Screening Policy Campaign Proved to Save Lives

April 30, 2025

HIV screening rates for MAP and MAP Basic patients in Travis County were found at rates 64% higher than the state average and 84% greater than the national average. AUSTIN, […]

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Dr. Wagen

How a Calling Led This Central Health Doctor, Among the First Graduates of Dell Medical School, into Medicine

March 24, 2025

Dr. Brooke Wagen was one of 50 graduates in the first-ever class at Dell Medical School in 2020. She now works inside Central Health’s Supportive and Palliative Care department. By […]

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End Homelessness Press conference

Central Health’s Work Helps Unhoused Residents Achieve Better Health As They Move Out of Homelessness

February 5, 2025

The health crisis of homelessness For thousands of people living in shelters or on the streets of Travis County, poor health is both a cause and a consequence of their […]

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Bridge team

New Central Health Clinic Builds Bridges to Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

February 4, 2025

AUSTIN — Winter has arrived in earnest in Central Texas, and thousands of unhoused Travis County residents need more than just warm shelter. They also need medical care for both […]

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Medical clinic front desk

Central Health Continuing to Expand Access to Care Across Travis County

January 14, 2025

New locations, services mark hospital district’s 20th year AUSTIN — Central Health, Travis County’s public hospital district, begins its third decade with momentum as it repairs and reinvents Travis County’s […]

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Dr. Hemali Patel Receives Humanitarian of the Year Award

December 6, 2024

The Travis County Medical Society has selected Dr. Hemali Patel as the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year! As the director of Central Health’s Transitions of Care program, Dr. Patel has […]

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Hancock Groundbreaking: A New Chapter in Safety-Net Care

November 22, 2024

by Dr. Pat Lee Central Health President & CEO Earlier this month, as I walked through the construction site of the former Sears building at the Hancock Center, I felt […]

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Brackenridge Hospital

Austin is Different—So is Central Health: Our History, From Creation to Present

October 9, 2024

Our history, from the earliest days of the safety-net healthcare system to present In its first two decades, Travis County’s hospital district has forged a unique path to bring care […]

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Central Health FY 2025 Budget: Investing in a Healthier Future

September 24, 2024

By Dr. Pat Lee Central Health President & CEO Dr. Patrick Lee speaking at Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, September 17. I am pleased to announce that the Travis […]

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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 6.5 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.32 (six dollars and thirty-two cents).

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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 6.5 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.32 (six dollars and thirty-two cents).

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