Board of Directors
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemChicago, IL 60612 (Directions)
This is a remote assignment. To access the remote meeting, go to Cook County Health’s Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj9DT_l0RU-MVC-_u-tOkZA/videos
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
Nursing shortage, CountyCare enrollment
The meeting is starting at 9:00 a.m. Here is a link to the agenda:
https://chicago.documenters.org/documents/agenda-71016/
The Board is recognizing the following employees :
Joyce Ogami, a nurse at Stroger Hospital, who has founded a health clinic in her native Liberia; and Dr. Abbie Winfield, an Emergency Medicine Physician, who has been named “Doctor of the Year.”
The Metrics Review Committee did not meet in April, but is presenting its Managed Care report directly to the Board.
Managed Care Highlights:
- “County Care” is a healthcare plan for Medicaid recipients. Membership has increased to 32.4%.
- Average enrollment: 2 years
- Plan ranks 3rd in the state.
The minutes of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee meeting are being read. Admission rates are improving.
A report on the Cook County Dept. of Public Health’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative is being given. Here are the major program outcomes: https://t.co/E2KmbAtFCX
The CEO is giving an update on FY 2023-2025 Strategic Plan:
- Has administered 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
- Is launching $1 million Provident Scholarship to 60 medical/dental students and HS students interested in pursuing health careers. Details on Website.
There was much debate about the terms and definitions used in the Board’s Strategic Plan, particularly around the idea of quality and how to measure it.
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Agency Information
Cook County Health and Hospitals System
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System is charged with delivering integrated health services with dignity and respect regardless of a patient’s ability to pay; fostering partnerships with other health providers and communities to enhance the health of the public; and advocating for policies that promote the physical, mental and social well being of the people of Cook County. The CCHHS Board of Directors is a 9-member committee with five standing committees: Audit and Compliance Committee; Finance Committee; Human Resources Committee; Quality and Patient Safety Committee; and Managed Care Committee.
Remote meetings are live-streamed via Youtube.
In-person meetings: If you drive, be sure to allow for extra time, as finding parking in the Medical District can be challenging. There is limited space in the Stroger parking garage and some on-street parking on Wood, Ogden and some surrounding streets. Alternatively, you can park at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (1100 S Hamilton Ave, Chicago, IL 60612) and there is continual shuttle service to Stroger campus.