Trauma Informed Care

What is Trauma? Trauma is the mental, emotional, and physical harm caused by extreme stress during a threatening, violent, or life-changing event. Trauma sounds like a scary word for scary experiences like war and natural disasters, but it can also describe events that happen every day – discrimination, domestic violence, gun violence or divorce. Childhood traumas are called Adverse Childhood...

Therapy Services

...as hearing loss. Our audiology division provides hearing testing and refers hearing aid requests to an outside source. You should see an audiologist if you notice: Difficulty hearing in loud environments Experiencing a ringing in your ears Notice a hearing loss Trouble hearing others speak Speech-language pathologists help patients with communication problems, including word pronunciation, cognitive development, nonverbal communication and...

LaMar Hasbrouck, MD

...3,000 local health departments. Prior to that, Dr. Hasbrouck was the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Additionally, he served as a Senior Advisor for Strategy at the American Medical Association, charged with growing relationships with health care systems, community health centers, payers, and other public/private entities to eliminate gaps in chronic disease prevention across all populations. Dr....

APRN Fellowship

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Fellowship Transition to Practice Program Welcome to the APRN Fellowship Program, an accredited program awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA)! Overall Aims In partnership with Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the APRN Fellowship Program was created to focus on reducing Cook County’s primary care...

Women and Children’s Care

For more than 180 years, Cook County Health has provided high-quality care for expecting families, women and children. Explore our variety of services or call us at 312-864-5070 to schedule an appointment at one of our clinic locations today! Previous Next Women’s Health is specifically focused on the physical and emotional needs that affect a woman’s overall health. Along with...

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Cook County Health’s Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program is a world-class program that is among the best in the country with over 40 years of specialty training. The program is fully approved by the ACGME and residents are trained to become certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. It is a broadly based and comprehensive surgical...

Board of Directors

...County Health Board/Committee Meeting Location: Updated May 2023- 1950 West Polk Street, Room 5301 Chicago, Illinois Click here to view the 2024 Board and Committee meeting calendar. Click here to view the 2023 Board and Committee meeting calendar. Click here to view the Rules of the Board, as amended and approved on 4/30/20 Public Testimony Updated 5/9/23: The CCH Board...

Emergency Medicine Simulation

The Department of Emergency Medicine in conjunction with Rush University and NorthShore Medical Center offers an integrated Simulation Fellowship. The Simulation Fellowship provides advanced training for Emergency Medicine physicians interested in pursuing a career in academic emergency medicine, utilizing simulation-based medical education. This one-year fellowship equips fellows to develop, implement and evaluate simulation‐based educational programs for hospital faculty, residents, medical...

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program at Cook County Health

...Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 2nd Year Fellows Name Education Eric Zhao, MD • Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey, NJ • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School • Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Helen Lyo, MD • Undergraduate: New York University, NY • Medical School: SUNY at Downstate/ Brooklyn College of Medicine • Residency: Boston Medical Center...

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