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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.
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Honoring the Achievements of Drs. Mardge Cohen and Gordy Schiff
Please see attached invitation for further details
President Stroger Tentatively Agrees to Compromise on Reform and Revenue Enhancement
President Stroger has tentatively agreed to support an amended version of the "Emergency Trusteeship" ordinance. Furthermore, President Stroger has asked the Emergency Network to build support within the County Board.
To recall, the key provisions of the ordinance, as introduced, included:
· Establishing an independent Interim Board of Trustees of nine members, the majority of whom would be the designees of independent health policy and advocacy groups, the private hospital community and a labor representative.
Task Force on Hospital Governance Meeting Cancelled
The Task Force on Hospital Governance that was scheduled to convene on February 6th at 9 a.m. to consider recommendations for "independent" governance was postponed until after the February 29th deadline for passage of 2008 County budget. When pressed to explain Commisioner Goslin said that new governance options need not be considered along with the budget.