Central Health

Central Health's bridge program offers an alternative to the emergency room when unhoused people have health needs.

The two organizations, which partner to provide health care to low-income Travis County residents, have been at odds over their shared organizational structure for months.

Central Health, Travis County's public health district, will renovate the historic department store for use as administrative and clinical space. It's expected to be completed in 2027.

Travis County's public hospital district, Central Health, and its nonprofit clinic partner, CommUnityCare, are at odds over how their relationship really works.

Despite passing the budget unanimously, county commissioners had lingering concerns about the $35 million Central Health pays annually to Dell Medical School.

The local public hospital district must receive final approval from Travis County before Oct. 1.

The independent performance review reported no wrongdoing or "significant deficiencies" by the health care district but included some recommended financial oversight reforms.

The county's public hospital district doubles its investment in direct health care services in the proposed budget.

Construction workers broke ground on the Del Valle Health and Wellness Center back in 2022, but then things stalled. The growing area has long been a health care desert.

The renovated historic clinic originally served as a neighborhood health center in the 1980s.