Transfers & External Providers

Cook County Health (CCH) has two acute-care hospitals: John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital A nationally recognized academic tertiary care hospital Provident Hospital A community hospital offering compassionate, culturally competent care to patients on Chicago’s south side. CCH welcomes patient transfers to both of its hospitals. To coordinate a transfer to Stroger Hospital or Provident Hospital, please call 888-549-6991 It is...

Stroger Hospital 20th Anniversary

...main Cook County Hospital building is completed six years later. 1916 The world is gripped by an influenza epidemic that killed 51 million people world wide. Cook County Hospital is filled with patients. 1918 Cook County Hospital opens the world’s first blood bank. 1937 Cook County Hospital launches a trauma unit. The hospital has the oldest comprehensive trauma unit in...

Cook County Health Strategic Plan 2023-2025

...Integration Download the MP4 video. Create just spaces where our patients’ and community’s comprehensive health needs are fully met and guide our development. Initiatives Completed or Underway: Established an Office of Equity and Inclusion. Administered 1 million COVID-19 vaccines. Conducted hyper-local campaign for COVID-19 vaccines. Established Community Advisory Councils. Workforce: Talent & Teams Download the MP4 video. Serve as the...

Ophthalmology

The Division of Ophthalmology at the Cook County Health offers medical and surgical ophthalmic care to adults and children with diseases and injuries of the eye, orbit and eyelids. Common diseases that affect the eye include diabetes, glaucoma and cataracts, but in addition, comprehensive care is offered to patients suffering from a broad spectrum of common and rare eye conditions...

Cermak Resource

...312-864-1608. For information about requesting a copy of your medical records, please call 312-864-6152 or visit https://cookcountyhealth.org/patients-visitors/request-medical-records/ To sign up for the Cook County Health Patient Portal visit https://cchhs.iqhealth.com/self-enroll/ Drug & Alcohol Use Care If you were receiving Methadone / Suboxone / Vivitrol for drug or alcohol use treatment, or would like to start, we want to help with your...

Service Updates

Vaccine Locations Full information can be found at myshotcookcounty.com/locations. Vaccine Locations Testing Locations Please see the COVID-19 Testing page for more information. Testing Locations All Cook County Health COVID-19 vaccine locations will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 2 in observance of the New Year's holiday. All sites will reopen on Monday, January 3. Todos los sitios de...

Cook County Provides Update on Vaccine Strategy as Concerns Over Delta Variant Continue to Grow

...already offered 330 pop-up, mobile and priority sites across the region to administer more than 55,000 doses to individuals in communities where they live and work. More than 1,800 in-home vaccinations have also been given. “We know there are communities with low rates of vaccination, particularly those in the southland. Many of these communities have already been disproportionately affected by...

Radiology – Diagnostic

...positions are offered. What do I need for my application to be considered complete? Applications will be considered complete when we have electronically received the following items: 1. Completed ERAS application 2. Three letters of recommendation 3. Copy of official medical school transcripts 4. USMLE transcripts or Board scores 5. Medical School Dean’s letter Whom should I contact if I...

Residency/Fellowship Confirmation

...your email submission, please visit the following website: https://www.promisepoint.com/cchhslogin and log in with your username (first and last name, all lowercase and no spaces) to complete the assignments. If you are still having trouble accessing or completing the assignments, email us at professionaled@cookcountyhhs.org Online Modules – Complete the online educational modules. As proof, please print the Infection Control certificate, and...

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