Patricia Young Brown is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Health. Previously, she served for five years as the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Austin’s Community Care Services Department responsible for the Austin/Travis County Community Health Centers (FQHC), City of Austin/Travis County Rural Medical Assistance Programs and the Austin Women’s Hospital.

Prior to her public service, Ms. Young Brown worked for Seton Family of Hospitals, formerly know as the Seton Healthcare Network, in a variety of managerial capacities as Chief Operating Officer of Seton Health Partners physician group, Executive Director of Medical Management Resources and Director of Seton Healthcare Network Planning and Network Development.  In addition, she served as Director of Consulting for Research and Planning Consultants; preparing healthcare service demand projections, Certificate of Need Applications and expert witness services. 

She holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Denver, Colorado and is a Certified Public Accountant.