Press Releases
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 […]
January 10, 2025
AUSTIN – Central Health, Travis County’s public hospital district, is currently accepting proposals from community partners to take part in its major initiative to improve food access and nutrition support […]
December 12, 2024
AUSTIN–Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has named Kim Heinonen its first chief transformation officer. To fulfill this mission, Central Health has nearly doubled its employee headcount since 2021 and […]
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 […]
November 19, 2024
AUSTIN – Central Health President & CEO Dr. Pat Lee announced today Dr. Jaeson Fournier is no longer CommUnityCare’s CEO. CommUnityCare is one of Texas’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers […]
October 3, 2024
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 […]
September 24, 2024
(Austin, TX) – The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 24 to approve the Central Health fiscal year 2025 budget and tax rate. Citing unwavering support of the […]
September 10, 2024
Central Health President & CEO tells Travis County commissioners:We remain committed to “ongoing improvement and operational excellence.” AUSTIN – Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, received a clean bill of […]
September 5, 2024
by Dr. Pat Lee Central Health President & CEO As Central Health marks its 20th anniversary, we stand at a pivotal moment in our mission to provide high-quality health care […]
August 16, 2024
New group seeks to unite healthcare, public health partners behind tested strategies The Common Health Coalition, founded in March by five leading national healthcare organizations, has announced Central Health among […]