Provident Hospital 30th Anniversary

...which provided more space for patient care, education, and administration. A four-story outpatient building was constructed and two apartment buildings at 50th and Vincennes were purchased to house student nurses. 1987 Another financial crisis led to the hospital declaring bankruptcy and subsequently closing in September 1987. Early 1990s Civil rights activist and influential newspaper publisher, John H. Sengstacke, and Cook...

Fentanyl Awareness

...Assets DOWNLOAD ALL Get Naloxone or Fentanyl Test Strips Live4Lali Chicago Recovery Alliance CDPH Mental Health Clinics (free) CDPH STI Clinics (free) Chicago Public Libraries (free) cdph@cityofchicago.org (email to request fentanyl test kits) Cook County Department of Public Health (community based organizations only) CCDPH Fentanyl Testing Strip Video Learn more about Naloxone (from the Cook County Department of Public Health)...

Digestive Health (Gastroenterology)

...endoscopy (EGD) Video capsule endoscopy GI Clinic- Clinic F John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County 1969 W. Odgen Ave. Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 864-7630 The outpatient GI Clinic is available by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm – 5 pm. All patients have prior referrals with scheduled appointments. No procedures are performed in this clinic....

Emergency Medicine

Cook County Hospital was founded in 1855 with one mission: provide quality health care to all citizens regardless of their ability to pay. We are a world-renowned health care facility that is simultaneously advancing the frontiers of medicine and remaining true to our mission, despite the economic challenges of providing health care to those most in need. The Emergency Medicine...

Request to Participate in a Program

...: Hours Minutes AM PM AM/PM End Time : Hours Minutes AM PM AM/PM Format* Work Shop Town Hall Video Type of Audience How many participants are anticipated? Is the event open to the public? Yes No Is a language Interpretation Needed? Yes No Can we publicize the event? Yes No Virtual Platform for event: What are the different social...

Hematology/Oncology

...year of the fellowship and are encouraged to present and or publish their work. Stroger Hospital is a recipient of a large grant from the National Cancer Institute to provide access to NCI-sponsored national cooperative clinical trials in cancer treatment, prevention, and control. The grant supports an organization called the Stroger Hospital Cook County Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program (SHCC...

Dr. Claudia Fegan

...a Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. Dr. Fegan is also the president of the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and the National Coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Fegan attended Fisk University in Nashville as an undergraduate and received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago....

Current Research Projects

...of insulin alone verses two oral diabetic drugs; and (3) The study of glycemic control and safety over one year in subject with Type 2 Diabetes under diet control and exercise. Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program (SHCC MBCCOP) John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital is a recipient of a large grant from the National Cancer Institute to provide access to NCI-sponsored...

Surgical Critical Care, Trauma & Burn

...Electives can be taken in the Pediatric ICU, Transplant Surgery (at Rush University Medical Center), Neuroscience ICU (at Rush University Medical Center), Anesthesia, Medical ICU, or Cardiac Surgery ICU (at University of Chicago). Protected research time is also possible. Fellows are mentored by full-time board-certified Attending Surgical Critical Care Intensivists. Unique to this program is a high level of independence...

Dermatology

...Immunization Record Physicians who are actively enrolled in an accredited residency or fellowship program should contact the program coordinator to inquire about availability: We are unable to accommodate physicians who are not currently in a training program. Observerships are not allowed. Positions Available We have 6 positions available. We will fill all six positions through the NRMP (National Residency Matching...

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