News & Events

CCHHS Announces 70,000 members in CountyCare

January 10, 2014 Tagged with: Affordable Care Act

Cook County Officials Announce 70,000 CountyCare Members Declare Medicaid expansion in Cook County working CHICAGO – Joined by United States Senator Richard Durbin and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Dr. Ram Raju, CEO, CCHHS, announced today that 70,000 Cook… [Read More]

Officials Advise Residents to Stay Prepared as Arctic Temperatures Blanket Our Region

January 3, 2014 Tagged with: winter weather advisory

Officials Advise Residents to Stay Prepared as Arctic Temperatures Blanket Our Region Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) Chief Operating Officer Dr. Terry Mason is advising residents to take precautions against the dangerously cold temperatures expected in the coming… [Read More]

Cook County Doctors Advise on Winter Related Injuries

December 31, 2013 Tagged with: winter weather advisory

Area residents visit emergency rooms more after slipping on ice during winter weather storms. According to Cook County medical staff, winter advisories can pose serious health and safety threats and often lead to an increase in fractures, sprains and other… [Read More]

County Health System Doctor Urges Residents to Stay Safe During Cold Snap

December 30, 2013 Tagged with: winter cold snap

The start of 2014 seems like it will be a snowy one for the Chicago area. The WGN Weather Center is predicting up to 6″ of snow by Thursday evening. Less than an inch of snow is expected Monday night,… [Read More]

CCDPH Advises Extreme Cold Precautions

December 10, 2013

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) officials are advising residents to take precautions against the extremely cold temperatures today and in the coming days. “The temperatures we are experiencing are dangerous and can lead to serious health issues such… [Read More]

CCHHS Officials Announce Major ACA Milestone

November 22, 2013

CHICAGO – Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Ram Raju announced today that the Health System has reached its 2014 budgeted enrollment number for CountyCare, a Medicaid expansion program for adults and early roll-out of the Affordable… [Read More]

Great American Smokeout is November 21st

November 21, 2013 Tagged with: Great American Smokeout, Quit Smoking

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) officials encourage suburban Cook County residents to set the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout as the day to quit smoking. Currently, 22 percent of suburban Cook County residents smoke, which is slightly… [Read More]

Protect Yourself and Others from the Influenza

November 14, 2013 Tagged with: Flu Vaccination, Influenza

Why should people get vaccinated against the flu? Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very… [Read More]

November is American Diabetes Month

November 1, 2013

Have you been diagnosed with pre-diabetes? Diabetes is a challenging disease that affects your health in a variety of ways. An estimated 79 million people in the U.S., or one in three people, has a diagnosis of pre-diabetes. According to… [Read More]

Stroke Awareness Fair at Fantus Clinic, October 24

October 24, 2013 - 10:00AM - 2:00PM Tagged with: Fantus Clinic, Stroke Awareness Fair

This week, Stroger Hospital’s Joint Commission-certified Stroke Team has taken their group of nurses, doctors, therapists and social workers into hospital campus Main Lobby areas to inform patients, visitors and employees about the pervasive risk of stroke. If you want… [Read More]

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