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Tag Archives: Travis County Central Health
Smoking ban gets fogged at Music Commission
A preliminary proposal to ban smoking on all patios in Austin was met with pushback and prompt backpedaling at a meeting of the Music Commission on Monday. Proposed by Central Health, a taxpayer-funded district in Travis County, a potential amendment…
Music & Entertainment • By Courtney Griffin • Aug 2, 2016
County advances plan for new community center
Travis County Commissioners inched closer toward approving a project to replace an aging community center in Del Valle on Tuesday afternoon. With a 4-0 vote, they approved the reallocation of $161,805 for the early stages of work on a proposed…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 26, 2015
Central Health board reappointment stirs passions
The reappointment of Katrina Daniel to the Central Health board of managers turned unexpectedly heated at last week’s Council Public Health and Human Services Committee meeting. Ultimately, committee members unanimously recommended Daniel’s reappointment. The full City Council will consider the…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 5, 2014
Commissioners delay Central Health appointments
Travis County Commissioners, after finding out there were almost 40 applicants to choose among, decided Tuesday to bring the two new members of the court into the process to help fill two vacancies on the Central Health board of managers. Based…
Local Government • By Mark Richardson • Nov 26, 2014
Committee mulls medical center skybridge proposal
A proposed medical center skybridge continued to provoke discussion Monday, when the City Council’s Comprehensive Planning and Transportation Committee took its turn questioning the need for a pedestrian walkway. The pedestrian bridge, to be located at 15th and Red River…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 11, 2014
Central Health OKs teaching hospital agreements
Despite public requests to postpone the vote, Central Health’s Board of Managers approved two crucial lease agreements for the new teaching hospital Wednesday night. Under the agreements, Seton Family Healthcare will pay $877,621 a year to the University of Texas for…
Local Government • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Oct 20, 2014
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Hey, it’s our med school, so it must be our sky bridge … Central Health is all for the proposed sky bridge between the new medical school at Seton Medical Center and an associated parking garage, as long as there’s…
Local Politics • By Mark Richardson • Oct 3, 2014
Central Health's 2015 budget up 8.8 percent
If you think your health care bill is big and confusing, check out the one at Central Health. The Travis County’s health care district brought its Fiscal Year 2015 budget to the Commissioner’s Court Tuesday with an 8.8 percent increase…
Resources • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Aug 27, 2014
Medical School construction to bring changes to Red River Street
The character of Red River Street as it runs through the new University of Texas Dell Medical School is set to change under current plans for the development of that area. According to Austin Transportation Director Robert Spillar, “The…
Development • By Michael Kanin • Mar 26, 2014
Health care collaborative to receive $29 million in federal funds
The Central Health Board of Managers gave a rare standing ovation Wednesday night after hearing that Travis County’s new healthcare delivery system for low-income residents is the recipient of $29 million in federal funding. With an additional $20.3 million…
