Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Health & Hospitals Committee on 6/27/2023 at 11:00 AM

23-0469

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:56:09 GMT

File #: 23-0469
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON THEIR COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION and MITIGATION PLANS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, on January 27, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19, a respiratory illness spread by close contact through respiratory droplets, presents a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, despite advances in treatment protocols and the availability of vaccines, COVID-19 continues to be a serious threat across the U.S. and Cook County, and; WHEREAS, recently Chicago and Cook County have seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases prompting a medium risk level designation of community spread, and; WHEREAS, as of November 30, 2022, there have been 655,646 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Suburban Cook County under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health w
Action: recommend for receiving and filing
Result: Pass

23-1562

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:56:09 GMT

File #: 23-1562
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Report
Title: REPORT Department: Cook County Department of Public Health Report Title: Cook County Department of Public Health Quarter Two Report Report Period: Quarter Two Summary: This is the Quarter Two Report for the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Action: approve
Result: Pass

23-0202

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:36:05 GMT

File #: 23-0202
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT FROM THE SENIOR STAFF OF COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS) is the largest provider of healthcare services in Cook County; and WHEREAS, the County through CountyCare, a no-cost Illinois Medicaid managed care health plan, provides health insurance to thousands of Cook County residents; and WHEREAS, the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, in recommending and approving the annual appropriation bill, has invested in many programs to protect the health and well-being of persons in Cook County; and WHEREAS, on June 1, 2010, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to make permanent the independent Board of Directors overseeing the Cook County Health and Hospitals System; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners retains oversight authority over the hospital system through passage of the budget for CCHHS, as well as appointment authority over directors appointed to the Board
Action: defer
Result: Pass