History

• February 29, 2008 Ordinance 08-O-22 approved by County Board – creating the Cook County Bureau of Health Directors and Nominating Committee of the Interim Board of Directors
• April 14, 2008
  Nominating Committee of the Interim Board of Directors submits the names of twenty candidates to the Cook County Board President
• May 7, 2008
  County Board President’s recommendations of appointments of Carvalho, Golden, Greenspan, O’Donnell, Ramirez and Zopp referred to the County Board’s Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations Committee
• May 13, 2008
  County Board’s Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations Committee approves appointments of Carvalho, Golden, Greenspan, O’Donnell, Ramirez and Zopp
• May 20, 2008
  County Board approves appointments of Carvalho, Golden, Greenspan, O’Donnell, Ramirez and Zopp
• May 20, 2008
  Amendment to Ordinance Establishing the Cook County Health and Hospitals System approved (Enabling Ordinance/Ordinance 08-O-35)The number of Directors was increased from 9 to 11, with the Chairperson of the County Board’s Health and Hospitals Committee serving as an ex officio member with voting rights
• May 20, 2008
  County Board President’s recommendations of appointments of Ansell, Batts, Lyne and Munoz referred to the County Board’s Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations Committee
• May 28, 2008
  County Board’s Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations Committee approves appointments of Ansell, Batts, Lyne and Munoz
• June 3, 2008
  County Board approves appointments of Ansell, Batts, Lyne and Munoz
• June 18, 2008
  Inaugural meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors. Warren L. Batts elected as Chairman
• July 11, 2008
  First regular business meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
• July 23, 2008
  Jorge Ramirez elected Vice Chairman of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
• August 7, 2008
  System Board appoints David R. Small as Interim Chief Executive Officer
• March 2, 2009
  System Board appoints William T. Foley as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 4, 2009
• May 4, 2009
  William T. Foley assumes the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System
• July 16, 2009
  Annual Meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors. Warren L. Batts re-elected as Chairman & Jorge Ramirez re-elected as Vice Chairman.
• June 1, 2010
  County Board approves Ordinance 10-O-30, which removes the automatic sunset clause from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Ordinance
• June 25, 2010
  System Board approves the CCHHS Strategic Plan and Five Year Financial Forecast
• July 13, 2010
  CCHHS Strategic Plan and Five Year Financial Forecast referred to County Board’s Health and Hospitals Committee
• July 14, 2010
  County Board’s Health and Hospitals Committee approves the CCHHS Strategic Plan and Five Year Financial Forecast
• July 27, 2010
  County Board approves CCHHS Strategic Plan and Five Year Financial Forecast
• July 29, 2010
  Annual Meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors. Warren L. Batts re-elected as Chairman & Jorge Ramirez re-elected as Vice Chairman.
• March 25, 2011
  System Board appoints Dr. Terry Mason as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective May 6, 2011
• April 30, 2011
  Resignation of Board Member Andrea L. Zopp
• May 17, 2011
  Amendment to Article V. Cook County Health and Hospitals System approved (Ordinance 11-O-55). Creates terms for Initial Directors of the System Board
• May 26, 2011
  System Board approves the terms of the Initial Directors
• May 26, 2011
  System Board approves the creation of the Cook County Health Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds to assist in carrying out the mission of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System
• July 29, 2011
  Annual Meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors. Warren L. Batts re-elected as Chairman & Jorge Ramirez re-elected as Vice Chairman
• July 29, 2011
  System Board appoints Dr. Ram Raju as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 3, 2011
• October 3, 2011
  Dr. Ram Raju assumes the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System
• October 21, 2011
  Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System submits the names of three candidates to the County Board President, to fill the vacancy of Andrea L. Zopp
• November 15, 2011
  County Board President’s recommendation of the appointment of Ruth M. Rothstein referred to the County Board’s Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• November 18, 2011
  System Board approves the appointments of Lester Crown and Dr. Quentin Young to the Cook County Health Foundation’s Board of Directors
• December 1, 2011
  County Board’s Legislation and Intergovernmental Committee approves appointment of Ruth M. Rothstein
• December 1, 2011
  County Board approves appointment of Ruth M. Rothstein
• May 23, 2012
  Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System submits the names of nine candidates to the County Board President, to fill the three seats set to expire on June 30, 2012
• May 29, 2012
  Sister Sheila Lyne tenders her resignation from the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, effective June 30, 2012
• June 4, 2012
  Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System submits the names of three additional candidates, for a total of twelve proposed candidates (see May 23, 2012), to the County Board President, to fill the three expiring seats and the seat vacated by Sister Sheila Lyne
• June 15, 2012
  County Board President’s recommendation of the appointment of Edward L. Michael for a one-year term, and the appointments of Rev. Calvin S. Morris, Phd, Carmen Velasquez, and Dorene P. Wiese, PhD, for four-year terms, referred to the County Board’s Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• June 15, 2012
  Benn Greenspan tenders his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, effective June 30, 2012
• June 19, 2012
  County Board’s Legislation and Intergovernmental Committee approves the four-year appointments of Rev. Morris, Ms. Velasquez and Dr. Wiese. Also approved was the appointment of Mr. Michael to the seat vacated by Sister Sheila Lyne, for a term to expire on June 30, 2013.
• June 19, 2012
  County Board approves appointments of Rev. Morris, Ms. Velasquez, Dr. Wiese and Mr. Michael.
• July 1, 2012
  Terms commence for Rev. Morris, Ms. Velasquez, Dr. Wiese and Mr. Michael, as members of the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System
• August 9, 2012
  Annual Meeting of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
  David Carvalho elected as Chairman
  Jorge Ramirez re-elected as Vice Chairman