Austin's Health

Welcome to our Healthcare Community!

Austin has so many people, universities, foundations and other resources that help us stay healthy. But there's more we need – more doctors, new technologies, better healthcare access – to protect our community’s future.

We can get it with education.

Will you join our community effort to improve Central Texas' health and economy?

I've proposed 10 Goals in 10 Years to help all of us live longer, better and more prosperously by investing in our community’s health.  These goals will help us build a medical school, a modern teaching hospital, cutting-edge research resources near our universities, and uniquely Austin health clinics in our communities.
Through this effort, we’ll:

• Provide new options and increase access for the insured and uninsured.
• Promote cutting-edge products and technologies to supercharge our economy.
• Offer help to those who currently have to seek treatment in Houston, Dallas and other cities.
• Explore public-private partnerships to overcome challenges.
• Create, by one estimate, roughly 15,000 permanent jobs and close to $2 billion in economic activity.

This is a wise investment in our health, our economy and our future. It will help all of us lead longer and healthier lives and make our region more prosperous.

This page has information about:

•  My “10 in 10” goals.
•  The diverse steering committee helping to implement them.
• The committee’s mission statement.
• News and updates about medical education in Texas and beyond.
• Reports on the economic impact of a medical school in Austin.

Take a look, and click here to join our Healthcare Community.  Please support medical education, treatment and research in Austin and Central Texas.
 
Thanks for your help.