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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF OTIS L. STORY, SR., FACHE FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, Mr. Otis L. Story, Sr., FACHE joined Cook County Government as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Office of the President in February 2020, serving as a liaison out of the Cook County Board President's Office for Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS); and
WHEREAS, Mr. Story was appointed by the President to the CCHHS Board on April 24, 2020, serving as a member of the Finance and Managed Care Committee, advocating for policies that promote the physical, mental and social wellbeing of the residents of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Story earned his Bachelor of Arts in Science Education from Cornell University, Master of Arts in Social Science from the University of Chicago, and Master of Science in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Story, a healthcare executive with over forty years of healthcare experience, provided exceptional guidance to the CCHHS as the health system responded on the front lines of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Story worked with his colleagues in Cook County Government develop a comprehensive mass vaccination program; and
WHEREAS, in collaboration with the Bureau of Asset Management (BAM) and CCHHS leadership team, Mr. Story worked to enhance the clinical services at Provident Hospital; and
WHEREAS, as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr. Story worked with CCHHS and Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) executive leadership teams to provide initial American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants to community-based organizations in the specific areas of food in security, mental health services and positive youth development programs; and
WHEREAS, in the Office of the President, Mr. Story worked to establish the first municipal government Medical Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) in America. Over the next year, C...
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