The Med School Solution

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

"...of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis County Central Health, Patricia Young Brown, woke to find..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Dell Med School Debate Over Use of Funds Continues

Fred Lewis won’t quit HEALTH fight with Travis County

"...A group of local activists calling itself HEALTH for Travis County issued a report describing the medical school as..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Central Health Gets “Clean” Audit of Med School Funding

Auditors found Dell Med’s spending to be in accordance with Affiliation Agreement with Central Health

"...review performed by local CPA firm Atchley & Associates (Travis County's external audit firm). Auditors reviewed the financial transactions..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

County on Pace to Set Record for In-Custody Deaths

Arthur David Westley is sixth to die in custody this year

"...Around 9am on Aug. 4, sheriff's deputies at the Travis County Correctional Complex found 48-year-old inmate Arth­ur David Westley..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Med School Campaign Goes High-Speed

The campaign for a UT-Austin medical school accelerates

"...bit extra in order to transform health care in Travis County." Unless, of course, you just immediately checked the..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Wins for Med School and Health Care

Travis County voters approve tax hike to fund UT med school

"...By the time Travis County elections officials stopped counting votes on Tuesday night,..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Health Care Elephants Battle Over Med School Prop. 1

St. David's formally opposes the proposition to build a med school in Austin

"...had been a relatively tame affair. Zimmer­man and his Travis County Taxpayers Union have sued on Voting Rights Act..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Questions on Med School

"...a short-term contract to practice community-based primary care in Travis County. Also, the input of voters on the health..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Postmarks

Travis Co. Early Voting

March 4 Primaries (Early Voting through Feb. 29)

"...Travis County voters may vote at any early-voting location. On..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...a local partnership between Catholic-based Seton Health­care Family and Travis County's Central Health. The two entities joined forces to..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What Now for Central Health?

Medical school planning begins, and associated care programs move to implementation

"...a good day at the East Austin headquarters of Travis County Ce­ntral Health – an unsurprising conclusion confirmed recently..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Central Health Lays Out Its FY 2019 Budget

For your health

"...you're not alone. Polling shows that most folks in Travis County are unfamiliar with their voter-created health care district...."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lawsuit Filed Against Central Health

Argument over use of medical funding will continue in court

"...Dell Med­ic­al School at UT-Austin, a process approved by Travis County voters in 2012 but which – opponents and..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Voting Information

Early Voting: Oct. 22-Nov. 2 & Election Day: Nov. 6

"...may vote at any early voting location in the county in which you are registered. On Election Day, you..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

Will Medicaid Buy a Medical School?

Waiver program could have payoff of hundreds of millions

"...heard a wide-ranging four-year tax forecast from each of Travis County's major property-taxing entities. There, amid hopes for urban..."

Aug. 3, 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

"...spread by dirty needles. As the safety-net hospital in Travis County, it sees a number of such cases, often..."

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

Point Austin: It Adds Up

The November ballot may look more like a shopping list

"...on various budget projections for the city of Austin, Travis County, Central Health, Austin ISD ... have I missed..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...local public mental health agencies (Integral Care here in Travis County, Bluebonnet Trails Community Ser­vices in Williamson and Bastrop,..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dell Medical Is Bringing Health Care to the Homeless

UT school forms a street team

"...Outreach Street Team, alongside the Austin Police Department and Austin/Travis County Emer­gency Medical Services...."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...care providers," said Dr. Nicholas Yagoda, associate chief medical officer for CommUnityCare in Austin, but it's been even more..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

A 3-D Race for the Bench

Three Dems vying for high-profile felony court

"...years as the black robe behind the bench of Travis County's 167th criminal district court, Judge Mike Lynch announced..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UT Health Austin Among First in Texas to Receive Pfizer Vaccine

But health officials issue dire warning about current transmission rates

"...professional practice at Dell Med­ic­al School and chief clinical officer for UT Health Austin, the clinical practice for Dell..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...that the entire purpose of the X-rays and the office examinations is to identify accurately the visible, fixable problem,..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin State Hospital Reopens This Summer

Texas overhauls psychiatric system aiming to free up jails

"...project six years in the making and integral to Travis County’s efforts to divert people with mental illness away..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Fred Lewis, Friends of “the Poor” Go to War on Central Health

Is there a doctor in the house?

"...as a step forward toward improving health care in Travis County and Central Texas, specifically the care of underserved..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Can't Pay Their Way

"...Uninsured Medical Encounters in the Austin/Travis County Clinics..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature

A COVID-Cautious Christmas

Officials urge vigilance as more health workers receive vaccine

"...Vigilance remains imperative as Austin-Travis County area providers continue to receive more COVID-19 vaccines..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Scarce COVID Vaccine for Health Workers on Its Way to Austin

The Austin area should receive 13,650 initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week

"...have registered through DSHS to distribute the vaccine in Travis County, but these initial doses will go to only..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Point Austin: Reasons To Vote

Take the time to take responsibility for your own community

"...tongues have been clucking all week over relatively low Travis County early voter turnout (much higher than May, but..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Endorsements

Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"...selected contested races for the March 7 primaries in Travis County; we make no endorsements in uncontested races...."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

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