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The 90-year-old Johnny Degollado, a legendary conjunto musician in Central Texas, still plays his accordion “On Cinco de Mayo, it’s Johnny’s Day,” said Piper LeMoine, the Communications Director for the […]

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, […]

How the Central Health Policy Council Sparked Momentum for Health Equity Across Travis County By Arianna Gomez-Lopez, Public Health & Policy Specialist What happened next surpassed expectations. Even after the […]

When an inmate at the Travis County Jail arrived at the Central Health East Austin Specialty Clinic in June and was treated as part of the safety-net system’s Justice Involved […]

An Austin disc jockey needed health care coverage after a medical emergency. She found community through her situation. Central Health and CommUnityCare Health Centers (CUC), both long-standing HAAM partners, provide […]

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 […]

Through its Medical Access Program, one patient found total care through the Supportive and Palliative Care team at Central Health The Central Health gastroenterology team had referred him first. Then […]

In September 2023, the AAYHF began operating the Harvest Trauma Recovery Center, a first-of-its-kind program in Texas offering behavioral health resources to survivors of violent crimes and post-traumatic stresses. The […]

Kevin’s life had been saved.

That appointment changed everything.