Blog Post Archive

By Dr. Pat Lee, President & CEO, Central Health Sometimes the most impactful transformations happen in unexpected places. Taking an old hospital building that has sat mostly overlooked for many […]

By Dr. Pat Lee As President & CEO of Central Health, I often say that the health of our community depends on the strength of our connections, to each other, […]

Years of planning have led to the grand opening of the Del Valle Health & Wellness Center on June 7, which will kickstart the future of health care access for […]

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 […]

By Dr. Pat Lee, President & CEO of Central Health Each May, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month gives us the opportunity to celebrate the cultures, histories, and […]

The 90-year-old Johnny Degollado, a legendary conjunto musician in Central Texas, still plays his accordion AUSTIN, Texas— Johnny Degollado picked up his maroon accordion from the floor of his closet […]

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 The Central Health Policy Council gathered in February […]

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 […]

The African American Youth Harvest Foundation (AAYHF) is many things. It’s a hub for community, a food pantry, a youth center, a resource for the unhoused, and a place where […]