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Cook County Captures 1115 Waiver

October 26, 2012 Tagged with:

Cook County Health and Hospitals System Announce 1115 Medicaid Waiver   Impact Expected to Enroll 115,000 Patients Under Medicaid Umbrella CHICAGO-Cook County Health and Hospitals System Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ram Raju and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced… [Read More]

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Project CONNECT

October 26, 2012 Tagged with: ,

Project CONNECT is dedicated to help transition patients at Stroger Hospital of Cook County who are HIV positive to the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center to receive (a) primary & specialty care, (b) social services, (c) education and training, and… [Read More]

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Cook County Health System On The Mend

October 25, 2012 Tagged with: ,

One of the highlights of the budget presentation Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made last week to the Tribune editorial board was an impressively streamlined $868 million spending plan for the health system. In this case, what we didn’t… [Read More]

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Cook County Health System Supports Cigarette Tax Hike

October 23, 2012

President Preckwinkle, Dr. Raju, Health Advocates Highlight Benefits of Cigarette Tax Study says $1-a-pack increase could save more than 10,000 lives, millions in health-related costs in the next five years   Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by… [Read More]

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Provident Recognizes National Mammography Month

October 12, 2012 Tagged with:

Cook County Health and Hospitals System Celebrates life and encourages early detection during National Mammography Month Provident Hospital of Cook County to offer free mammography screenings for low income women in the community CHICAGO – Cook County Health and Hospitals… [Read More]

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Provident Hospitals Offers Free Mammograms

October 15, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tagged with:

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Provident Hospital of Cook County offers to women over 40 years of age free mammograms to the first 50 women (who preferably have never had a mammogram). Call (312) 572-2722 to make… [Read More]

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Emergency Room Wait Times Drop at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

October 5, 2012 Tagged with:

Preckwinkle Highlights Drop In Emergency Room Wait Times at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Ramanathan Raju announced today significant progress in two key areas… [Read More]

CCHHS FY2013 Preliminary Budget: Presentations, Budget Materials and Public Hearing Information

CCHHS FY2013 Preliminary Budget: Presentations, Budget Materials and Public Hearing Information

October 2, 2012 -

The CCHHS FY2013 Preliminary Budget was introduced to CCHHS Finance Committee on August 24, 2012.  Public Hearings on the Preliminary Budget were held on August 28, August 30 and September 4th.  The CCHHS Board of Directors approved the FY2013 Preliminary… [Read More]

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Talk About Prescriptions Month

September 29, 2012 Tagged with: ,

Since 1986, Talk About Prescriptions Month has provided an opportunity for patients, consumers, caregivers, healthcare professionals and the media to promote the value of high-quality communication to provide safe and appropriate medicine use. This health observance is sponsored by the… [Read More]

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 29, 2012

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and remains the second leading cause of death among women. The good news is that death rates for… [Read More]