NFL and the Players Coalition Makes $250,000 Contribution to Cook County Health Foundation to Fight COVID-1
April 22, 2020
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…
Provident Hospital Emergency Room to Reopen April 20
April 17, 2020
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…
Cook County Health Leads First Studies for COVID-19 Drug Treatment in Illinois
April 7, 2020
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…
Media Statement from Cook County Health on Temporary Service Changes at Provident Hospital
April 3, 2020
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…
Cook County Health Trauma to Participate in National Trial to Settle Debate on Managing Airways in Emergencies
February 7, 2020
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…
Cook County Health Awarded $750,000 by the Office for Victims of Crime to Combat Child Abuse and Neglect
November 14, 2019
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…
Transforming Cook County Health
October 28, 2019
On October 28th, Cook County Health released its latest white paper on the transformation on the system. Read more here.
Cook County Health Approved to Construct New Inpatient & Outpatient Facility on the Provident Hospital Campus
October 23, 2019
On October 22, the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board approved Cook County Health’s (CCH) Certificate of Need (CON) to build a modern and efficient inpatient and outpatient facility…
Cook County Health’s CountyCare Plan Ranked Top Medicaid Managed Care Plan in Illinois
September 24, 2019
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released their 2019-2020 Health Insurance Plan Ratings, ranking Cook County Health’s (CCH) CountyCare, the system’s Medicaid managed care plan, as one of the…
Cook County Health’s John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Receives $5M Federal Grant to Support Cancer Research
September 16, 2019
Cook County Health’s John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital is one of three Illinois health organizations to receive funding from the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). In August,…