Samaritan Health Ministries Careers in Austin, TX

Our Mission: To provide high quality, affordable health and wellness services that support healthy living among uninsured families in Williamson and Travis counties. Our Vision: To promote healthy living among uninsured families in Williamson and Travis counties. Originally incorporated in 1990 as Hill Country Medical Ministries, volunteer physicians recognized the need for healthcare to be accessible to all. These compassionate providers cared for our uninsured neighbors for eight years before revitalizing the organization and changing the name to Samaritan Health Ministries in 1999. Poverty in Texas is more pronounced than in the nation as a whole, with as much as 30 percent of the state’s population living without health insurance and 15 percent living below the federal poverty levels. Despite the perceived affluence in Williamson and Travis counties, there are still numerous individuals who constitute the working poor. They need geographically convenient medical assistance in ord