It’s National Public Health Week
April 4, 2018
April 4, 2018 National Public Health Week, which runs from now until April 8, is a great time to remind Cook County residents that good public health practice starts at…
Using Social Media to Try to Identify New HIV Prevention Strategies
March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018 Researchers from Cook County Health (CCH) are using social media to try to get a better understanding of what factors tend to predict who gets infected with HIV,…
Take Control of Your Kidney Health
March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018 March 8th is World Kidney Day. An estimated 1 in 3 people are at-risk for developing kidney disease. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is the ninth leading cause…
Ways to Prevent High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018 Ruby Patterson was driving home from her job at Dominick’s when she had her first heart attack in 2007. She had a second heart attack last year.…
Ways to Prevent High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018 Ruby Patterson was driving home from her job at Dominick’s when she had her first heart attack in 2007. She had a second heart attack last year.…
Old Cook County Clinic Demolished to Pave Way for New Patient Space
February 1, 2018
February 1, 2018 On January 31, 2018, Cook County began demolishing its Fantus Clinic, as part of its plan to renovate the Cook County Health’s central campus and surrounding area.…
Stroger and Provident Hospitals Implement Visitor Restrictions as Influenza Season Ramps Up
January 5, 2018
January 5, 2018 The Cook County Health has seen a significant increase in the number of confirmed influenza cases in its health care facilities and influenza-like illnesses reported to the…
Stroger Hospital High Performing in Heart Failure Care: U.S. News and World Report
January 4, 2018
January 4, 2018 Lucina Hernandez was expecting her second child when she began experiencing severe pain in her chest. She had developed acute heart failure related to lupus, a chronic…
Watch Out for Frostbite As Chicago Area’s Temperature Drops
December 27, 2017
An unwelcome visitor has come to the Chicago area: bone-chillingly cold weather. With that comes an increased chance of getting frostbite, even if you’re just outside for a few minutes.…
CountyCare Earns Quality Accreditation, Grows Membership
December 20, 2017
“I wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for CountyCare,” said Linda Hooker, a patient at Cook County Health’s (CCH) Stroger Hospital and CountyCare member. “For eight years I was homeless.…