CCH Launches New Pilot Program to Address Patients’ Food Insecurity
September 24, 2015
The Cook County Health (CCH) has launched a new pilot program to connect food-insecure patients- those who lack consistent access to enough food or healthy food- with fresh produce through…
CCH Releases FY2016 Preliminary Budget
August 21, 2015
Cook County Health’s (CCH) CEO, Dr. Jay Shannon, submitted a $1.7 billion preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget to the CCH Finance Committee today. The proposed budget allows CCH to…
Health Officials Warn Concert-Goers of Drug Overdose
July 30, 2015
The Cook County Health and Illinois Poison Center (IPC) have seen a troubling trend of drug and alcohol overdoses among young adults attending concerts and festivals this summer. “This summer…
CCH Appoints Dr. Suja Mathew Chair of Medicine
July 16, 2015
Dr. Mathew also named Governor-Elect of the American College of Physicians Illinois Chapter, Northern Region. Suja M. Mathew, MD, FACP, has been named Chair of Medicine for the Cook County…
CIO Donna Hart Earns Award for Improving Health Care with IT
April 23, 2015
Donna Hart, Chief Information Officer for the Cook County Health (CCH) recently received a Health Information Technology (HIT) Men & Women Award for enhancing patient care through health IT during…
Provident Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission
March 3, 2015
Provident Hospital, a member of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS), is pleased to announce that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital…
March 2-8 Is National Sleep Awareness Week
March 2, 2015
After a long day of work and activity, we can hardly wait for bedtime. But for some, falling asleep can be elusive and stressful. At some point in their lives,…
CCH Blood Bank Founder Dr. Bernard Fantus Honored
February 4, 2015
When Dr. Bernard Fantus started the first-ever blood bank nearly 80 years ago at Cook County Hospital, he was looking for a way to ensure that patients in dire need of a…
Cook County seeking public input on former hospital site
September 24, 2014
John Byrne | Tribune reporter, 10:03 a.m. CDT, September 23, 2014 – Cook County officials will solicit ideas from the public tonight as they try yet again to figure out what…
CORE Center Hosts Stakeholder Meeting for Project CONNECT
September 19, 2014
Launching partnership with AIDS Foundation of Chicago to expand program to other hospitals The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center‘s Project CONNECT today hosted a stakeholders meeting, “The Past, Present, and…