The Emergency Network to Save Cook County Health Services
The Emergency Network to Save Cook County Health Services is a coalition of health policy experts; doctors, nurses and other health care workers; community organizations; labor unions; consumer advocates and other stakeholders. The network reflects a broad base of community support, uniting some 70 disparate organizations dedicated to a single goal: To reform and restore Cook County's public health safety net.
The Safety Net Challenged by University of Chicago Actions
Below are links to a number of stories from the Chicago Tribune which detail possible challenges to the regional health care safety net by policies of the University of Chicago. Free registration may be required to view some tribune articles.
450 layoffs announced at U. of C. Medical Center
Chicago Tribune, February 9, 2009
CNA Statement on Budget and Interim Board Proceedings
Please see below for the statement of Frank Borgers, Legislative Analyst for the National Nurses Organizing Committee.
Cook County Board of Commissioners Legislation Committee Meeting
Attached below are notes on the Legislation committee meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held on February 2nd
Statements on the Cook County Budget
Janice Benson, The President of the Medical Staff of Stroger Hospital, AFSCME council 31, and the Doctors council, SEIU released statements on the proposed cuts in the Cook County Budget. Attached below are the full statements
Health Board Presents Budget to County Board, Seeks Increased Funding
Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune, October 23, 2008,
Health board seeks infusion
Cook system needs $103 million, more workers, chief says
The new independent board overseeing Cook County's vast public health system wants an extra $103 million next year and permission to hire more than 400 new workers.
The panel's chairman is defending the request as a needed first step before the troubled operation can be made more efficient, with fewer employees and more money collected from patients and their insurers.
2008 Meeting Dates for Board of Directors of the Health and Hospitals System Announced
Public meetings of the Board of Directors of the Health and Hospitals System will be held on the following dates
- Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 7:30 A.M.
- Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:30 A.M.
- Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7:30 A.M.
- Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 7:30 A.M.
Cook County Uninsured Rate Surpasses the State
Dave Newbart, Chicago Sun-Times, October 9, 2008Report: 17 percent of Cook Co. residents uninsured
What's not included in a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau on the uninsured is "even darker and more ominous,'' one local expert said.
"County health board forwards budget plan"
Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 3, 2008
Although the 2009 budget recommendation for Cook County's massive public-health system wasn't listed on the Friday meeting agenda, the new independent board overseeing the system approved a spending proposal that includes a $70 million increase.