Budget Analysis
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.
"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.