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,…
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
September 4, 2019
Cook County Health is proud to announce that John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high performing organization for gastroenterology and…
Cook County Health Files State Application to Construct New Inpatient and Outpatient Facility on the Provident Hospital Campus
August 12, 2019
Cook County Health (CCH) has filed a Certificate of Need (CON) application with the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board (IHFSRB), and, if approved, plans to build a modern…
Cook County Health Encourages Residents to Take Precautions During Upcoming Heat Wave
July 17, 2019
With the mercury expected to reach the 90s and the heat index soaring near 100 later this weekend, physicians at the Cook County Health (CCH) urge you to take extra…
Construction Begins on New Cook County Health Center
July 16, 2019
Today, Cook County Health (CCH) broke ground on a new $12 million state-of-the-art health center in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. “Improving access to high-quality healthcare services and has been…
Cook County Health Urges Residents to Get Tested on National HIV Testing Day
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019 CHICAGO – Cook County Health today joined groups around the country to advocate the importance of HIV testing on National HIV Testing Day. National HIV Testing Day…