Cook County Health Stresses Importance of Measles Vaccinations
March 12, 2024
In response to an increase of measles cases in the U.S., including Chicago, Cook County Health is reminding resident about the importance of measles vaccinations. The measles vaccine is safe…
Cook County Health to Award $44M in Behavioral Health Care Grants
March 7, 2024
On March 6, Cook County Health Office of Behavioral Health announced that it will award $44 million in grants over a 26-month period as part of its Stronger Together: Building…
Cook County Health Hosts First Behavioral Health Summit
February 16, 2024
On February 15, Cook County Health held its first Behavioral Health Summit, bringing together health care and social service providers, mental health advocates, community leaders and elected officials to discuss…
Cook County Health Awarded Press Ganey Horizon Award
February 9, 2024
Cook County Health earned the 2024 High Reliability Horizon Award from Press Ganey. The award was announced at the Press Ganey Human Experience (HX) Conference in Orlando, Florida this week.…
Cook County Health Winter Storm Updates
January 11, 2024
The Chicago area is expected to be impacted by several days of extreme weather, with an anticipated snowstorm taking place Friday into Saturday, followed by extreme cold. In response, Cook…
Reminders from Cook County Health for Safely Removing Snow This Winter
January 8, 2024
Each winter, emergency departments across the area will see patients who are injured or suffer a heart attack as a result of shoveling snow. Cook County Health’s Dr. Trevor Lewis,…
Upcoming Free COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinics with Cook County Department of Public Health and CountyCare
January 5, 2024
Cook County Health Provides $1B in Community Benefits
December 28, 2023
As an essential community asset, Cook County Health is proud to invest in the health of those whom we serve. We do this by providing free and discounted medical care,…
Cook County Health’s Stroger Hospital Receives the 2024 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care
December 15, 2023
Cook County Health’s John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital has been named one of America’s 2024 Best Hospitals for Cancer Care by the Women’s Choice Award®. The award signifies that Stroger…