Press Releases

Cook County Health has begun using blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat individuals who are currently seriously ill with the disease. While no drug treatment for COVID-19 has…

36 hospitals, health centers pledge to work to improve health equity across the city, focusing on vulnerable neighborhoods Calling systemic racism a public health crisis, three dozen Chicago healthcare organizations…

One of Only Two Medical Institutions in the U.S. to Test Ventilator Medical experts from the Simulation Center at Cook County Health have partnered with a world-renowned team of physicists…

Cook County Health First in Illinois and One of Six in the U.S. to Investigate Hydroxychloroquine in Conjunction with and without Azithromycin in Non-Hospitalized Patients Cook County Health is one…

NFL Investing in Care for Communities of Color Today, the National Football League and its Players Coalition announced a $250,000 donation to Cook County Health Foundation to support the work…

Emergency room services will resume at Provident Hospital at 7:00AM Monday, April 20, 2020. On April 3rd, Cook County Health announced the need to temporarily suspend emergency room services at…

CHICAGO – Cook County Health is conducting some of the first clinical trials for a possible treatment for COVID-19.     Cook County Health is one of only three medical centers in Chicago and one…

Cook County Health has taken several steps to prepare for COVID-19, including developing strategies for the expected surge. Like other health systems, CCH has cancelled elective surgeries and procedures and…

CHICAGO – Beginning this summer, Cook County Health will join select hospitals and emergency medical service (EMS) agencies from eight other cities around the country to participate in a Department…

Close to 26,000 cases reported in Cook County for 2019 CHICAGO – Despite numerous efforts focusing on child maltreatment prevention, child abuse and neglect remain a tragically common occurrence in…