/tags/communitycare CommUnityCare en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:12:08 GMT /health/2025-06-02/austin-texas-travis-county-communitycare-central-health-ceo Leaders from the two organizations say they are ready to move forward as stronger partners after disagreements over the nature of their relationship. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:12:08 GMT /health/2025-06-02/austin-texas-travis-county-communitycare-central-health-ceo Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-11-19/central-health-fires-ceo-of-partner-organization-communitycare The two organizations, which partner to provide health care to low-income AG真人百家乐 County residents, have been at odds over their shared organizational structure for months. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:48:53 GMT /health/2024-11-19/central-health-fires-ceo-of-partner-organization-communitycare Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-11-11/sears-building-hancock-center-austin-tx-central-health-community-care Central Health, AG真人百家乐 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. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:29:10 GMT /health/2024-11-11/sears-building-hancock-center-austin-tx-central-health-community-care Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-10-25/local-austin-health-organizations-locked-in-ongoing-leadership-conflict AG真人百家乐 County's public hospital district, Central Health, and its nonprofit clinic partner, CommUnityCare, are at odds over how their relationship really works. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:17:27 GMT /health/2024-10-25/local-austin-health-organizations-locked-in-ongoing-leadership-conflict Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-09-19/travis-county-commissioners-central-health-community-care-budget-audit-leadership-austin-texas The local public hospital district must receive final approval from AG真人百家乐 County before Oct. 1. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health/2024-09-19/travis-county-commissioners-central-health-community-care-budget-audit-leadership-austin-texas Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-05-11/mail-in-poop-test-colon-cancer-screening A partnership between Dell Medical School and CommUnityCare caused rates of lifesaving screening among low-income and uninsured patients to shoot up. Now, program leaders want to scale the initiative across Texas. Thu, 11 May 2023 20:53:29 GMT /health/2023-05-11/mail-in-poop-test-colon-cancer-screening Olivia Aldridge /covid-19/2022-01-07/austin-communitycare-clinics-covid About 5% to 6% of staff at CommUnityCare, which operates several clinics that provide health care to the region鈥檚 uninsured population, have had to be out in recent weeks because of COVID. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:58:39 GMT /covid-19/2022-01-07/austin-communitycare-clinics-covid Marisa Charpentier /covid-19/2021-01-07/communitycare-begins-vaccinating-older-patients-and-those-with-chronic-medical-conditions-against-covid-19 The network of federally qualified health centers is also beginning to refer patients to a new COVID-19 treatment center that opened Wednesday in Southeast Austin. Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:17:49 GMT /covid-19/2021-01-07/communitycare-begins-vaccinating-older-patients-and-those-with-chronic-medical-conditions-against-covid-19 Marisa Charpentier /health/2020-09-09/as-central-health-prepares-budget-during-a-pandemic-eastern-travis-county-residents-seek-more-care Central Health announced it was buying land for a new health and wellness center in Southeast AG真人百家乐 County at the end of August, marking another step in鈥� Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:01:00 GMT /health/2020-09-09/as-central-health-prepares-budget-during-a-pandemic-eastern-travis-county-residents-seek-more-care Marisa Charpentier /health/2020-04-15/central-health-to-reopen-some-clinics-expand-covid-19-testing-to-eastern-travis-county As COVID-19 spread throughout Central Texas last month, Central Health, the local health care district, temporarily closed some of its smaller鈥� Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:24:21 GMT /health/2020-04-15/central-health-to-reopen-some-clinics-expand-covid-19-testing-to-eastern-travis-county Marisa Charpentier