Cook County Captures 1115 Waiver
October 26, 2012
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Announce 1115 Medicaid Waiver Impact Expected to Enroll 115,000 Patients Under Medicaid Umbrella CHICAGO-Cook County Health and Hospitals System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ram…
Cook County Health System Supports Cigarette Tax Hike
October 23, 2012
President Preckwinkle, Dr. Raju, Health Advocates Highlight Benefits of Cigarette Tax Study says $1-a-pack increase could save more than 10,000 lives, millions in health-related costs in the next five years…
Emergency Room Wait Times Drop at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
October 5, 2012
Preckwinkle Highlights Drop In Emergency Room Wait Times at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr.…
Illinois HIV Clinic Marks Renovations With Rededication
October 4, 2012
The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center opened its doors September 27 with a rededication reception to celebrate the center’s recent renovations. A product of the Cook County Health and Hospitals…
Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Celebrates 14 years of Healthcare Excellence
September 27, 2012
Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Celebrates 14 years of remarkable success in HIV/AIDS prevention, care & research CHICAGO-The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center announced today a 14-year milestone for the…
President Preckwinkle and Dr. Raju Lead Groundbreaking at Oak Forest Health Center
August 24, 2012
Begins transformation to Regional Outpatient Clinic to improve patient services, strengthen County Health Oak Forest, Ill. – Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle together with Dr. Ramanathan Raju, CEO…
Victory at Oak Forest Health Center
August 24, 2012
Better health care for low-income patients, more manageable costs for hard-pressed taxpayers Last year, Cook County officials finally persuaded state regulators to let them convert the white elephant known as…
Human cases of West Nile virus increase to 26 in suburban Cook County
August 23, 2012
Officials encourage residents to take basic precautions and Fight the Bite! To date, Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) officials report 23 human cases, 284 mosquito pools and six…
CNN Checks with County Trauma Unit
August 23, 2012
CNN’s Ted Rowlands reports from Chicago’s Cook County Trauma Unit and witnesses the result of violence in the streets.
A Stronger Pulse….Carvalho needs to give Cook’s Health System Intensive Care
August 15, 2012
A stronger pulse Carvalho, like Batts before him, needs to give Cook’s health system intensive care August 15, 2012 The independent panel that runs Cook County’s health system has a…