Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...annually that "public safety" writ large – APD, firefighting, emergency medical services, Airport and Park Police, and municipal courts..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Fire Department Good; Police Not So Good

"...counted about 16 fire trucks, an ambulance, and one emergency medical services truck, etc. It was a clean, very..."

April 27, 2008 Postmarks

Public Safety Unions to Issue Council Endorsements

Coming down today – little early, eh?

"...Austin Police Association, Austin Firefighters Association, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Employees Association will hold a joint news..."

Jan. 22, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Millionaire Who Would Be Constable

Former APD cop wins lottery, settles brutality lawsuit, and embarks on dream of becoming a ... constable?

"...The officers eventually called Emergency Medical Services but only after Sullivan struck Perkins with..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Liberal Austin Lacks Racial Tensions Just a Myth

"...police and press reports, the slow response by the Emergency Medical Services to the crime scene, a possible connection..."

July 16, 2007 Postmarks

Austin All Iced out... Again

Round up of local closures, bling

"...collision reports. • From midnight through 7pm, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services responded to 318 incidents, including 41 collisions..."

Jan. 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The 275 members of the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Employee Association have chosen to unionize, joining..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...At least seven Austin Emergency Medical Services paramedics have filed a class-action lawsuit against..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, Central Texas, and elsewhere.

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Your Health

My child can no longer play soccer on his team because he developed "exercise-induced asthma." My grandfather died of asthma more than 50 years ago. Could my child die from this condition? How can I help him?

"...A. Deaths from asthma are rare these days, with emergency medical services equipped with oxygen as well as many..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Is That All There Is?

Joe Lessard Leaving City Post

"...June, moving him from oversight of the police, fire, emergency medical services, and aviation departments to focusing solely on..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Fightin' Words

Rich Oppel and Mike Levy Spar on Paper:

"...local government, violent crime, Police Chief Elizabeth Watson, Austin Emergency Medical Services, and the Statesman's coverage of like events...."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...public education, welfare, housing, worker, immigrant, and disability rights, medical services, childcare, elder care, law enforcement, courts, and jails...."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...evacuees by bus during times of crisis, thus the emergency management decisions and plans of both municipalities are intrinsically..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...-- the institution legally bound to provide mental health services to the county's medically indigent population -- and through..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Still Looking for a Home

Austin searches once again for a comprehensive solution for homelessness

"...year 2010, Patient No. 1 absorbed $75,407.41 worth of emergency medical care, and you paid for it. Patient No...."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Brack Plans Face New Roadblock

The city's plans to create a hospital-within-a-hospital at Brack hit yet another snag.

"...a separately licensed "hospital within a hospital" for reproductive services hit yet another snag during last week's City Council..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"...called hieleras, Spanish for "iceboxes") with limited to no medical services. M recalled that the CBP facility where she..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Something Short of Miraculous

Months in the making, the city's plan to maintain reproductive services at Brack still raises questions.

"...the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services to prohibit Catholic-operated hospitals like Seton from allowing emergency..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Consider 'The Source': Crisis Pregnancy Center Transforms Into Women's Health Program Provider

If Planned Parenthood's out, are CPCs in?

"...each year to certify their eligibility to provide WHP services (hospitals and labs aren't required to do this). Even..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The State of Trans Health Care

Gender affirming care in Austin is improving. But by how much? And how far must it still go?

"...abdominal pain, Westbrook checked in to a South Austin emergency room. Though the on-call doctor briefly considered her to..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...another stone. But when she arrived at the hospital emergency room, she knew it wasn't stones – and she..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Justice Delayed?

A federal judge's decision on Medicaid angers GOP legislators

"...a federal mandate to improve its delivery of Medicaid services -- the federal-/state-funded medical and dental program for the..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Hand-to-Mouthville

Health and Legal Services for Musicians

"...In the process, however, the insurance-less Mercier racked up medical bills totaling approximately $14,000...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"..."Why should Travis County taxpayers help pay for a medical school?"..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders, the B-Team Offers Help

Dell Seton Medical Center’s “Buprenorphine Team” and its innovative approach to addiction

"...When Jennifer came into the emergency room, she was hurting. What started as a sore..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Beware of Failing Rock

An Austin Couple Says Their Insurer Let Them Down

"...appears the Larivees will have to pay up for services that could have been covered. They say they feel..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Final Budget Talks Weigh Police, Rent Help, Guaranteed Income

Something’s gotta budge!

"...smaller $1.3 billion General Fund that pays for city services such as public safety, libraries, and parks...."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From Hearses to Marital Arguments

"...Until the late Fifties, says Travis County EMS Medical Director Paul Hinchey, "half of the ambulance agencies in..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How to Help After Harvey

Donate, send goods, foster a dog, do your part

"...last week, the shelter has been equipped with a medical clinic staffed by CommUnityCare Health Centers and Dell Medical..."

Aug. 30, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

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