Healthcare Equity Plan: Building a Better Safety-net Healthcare System
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OVERVIEW
In 2020, Central Health launched a systems planning initiative to build a better, more equitable safety-net healthcare system in Travis County. Central Health carefully studied changing demographics and system gapsand captured the voices of the communities we serve.
In February 2022, the Central Health Board of Managers adopted a research-based, patient-centered Healthcare EquityPlan.
After only one year of implementation, Central Health is already investing in expanded access to the kinds of care that are most needed, in the places where it’s most needed. The hospital district has embarked on the direct practice of medicine – building Central Health-operated clinics providing podiatry, kidney care, substance use treatment, medical respite for people who simply need a place to rest and heal, and other services. We’realso building new clinics in Eastern Travis County and in the heart of Austin along the I-35 corridor, where people with low income are concentrated.
With all this exciting news to report, we still know we have a long way to go – and we’re eager to share the roadmap that will get us there: a 10-year plan to build a better safety-net healthcare system.
STAY INFORMED AND INVOLVED
Central Health believes the community must be at the center of addressing healthcare inequities. Therefore, involving the voice of the community in this work is ongoing. We encourage you to participate as follows.
1. Attend an upcoming Community Conversation (see Upcoming Events).
2. Subscribe for updates to stay informed:
Click the “Subscribe” button on this page.
Text “HealthcareGettingBetter” to (512) 855-6227.
3. If your community advocacy or neighborhood group would like to learn more about Central Health's efforts to build a more equitable public healthcare system, please contact Yesenia Ramosfor more information. We are bringing this information to community advocacy and neighborhood group meetings to get more people involved.
4. Post your comments or questions below.
OVERVIEW
In 2020, Central Health launched a systems planning initiative to build a better, more equitable safety-net healthcare system in Travis County. Central Health carefully studied changing demographics and system gapsand captured the voices of the communities we serve.
In February 2022, the Central Health Board of Managers adopted a research-based, patient-centered Healthcare EquityPlan.
After only one year of implementation, Central Health is already investing in expanded access to the kinds of care that are most needed, in the places where it’s most needed. The hospital district has embarked on the direct practice of medicine – building Central Health-operated clinics providing podiatry, kidney care, substance use treatment, medical respite for people who simply need a place to rest and heal, and other services. We’realso building new clinics in Eastern Travis County and in the heart of Austin along the I-35 corridor, where people with low income are concentrated.
With all this exciting news to report, we still know we have a long way to go – and we’re eager to share the roadmap that will get us there: a 10-year plan to build a better safety-net healthcare system.
STAY INFORMED AND INVOLVED
Central Health believes the community must be at the center of addressing healthcare inequities. Therefore, involving the voice of the community in this work is ongoing. We encourage you to participate as follows.
1. Attend an upcoming Community Conversation (see Upcoming Events).
2. Subscribe for updates to stay informed:
Click the “Subscribe” button on this page.
Text “HealthcareGettingBetter” to (512) 855-6227.
3. If your community advocacy or neighborhood group would like to learn more about Central Health's efforts to build a more equitable public healthcare system, please contact Yesenia Ramosfor more information. We are bringing this information to community advocacy and neighborhood group meetings to get more people involved.
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