The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously this week to hire a New York-based consulting firm to conduct a third-party performance audit of Central Health, Travis County’s taxpayer-funded hospital district.
The new performance review will cost Central Health $845,200, significantly more than in 2017 when Central Health spent $315,000 on an independent audit.
“Central Health welcomes an independent performance review, especially if it measures our progress since our previous independent, third-party performance review completed in 2018,” Central Health President & CEO Mike Geeslin said. “It’s vital that public entities such as Central Health, even the county and city, get a qualified, outside perspective to ensure they are continuously improving, growing, and thriving, to meet the needs of the people they serve.”
Since the earlier independent performance review was presented, Central Health claims to have implemented, or be in the process of implementing, many of the recommendations – particularly those related to the “public-private partnership model.”
