Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 19-4210

• File #: 19-4210
• Version: 1
• Name: CONGRATULATING ALIVIO MEDICAL CENTER
• Type: Consent Calendar Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/19/2019
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 6/26/2019
• Final action: 6/26/2019
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING ALIVIO MEDICAL CENTER ON THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, As a result of a passionate vision, strong partnerships and the crucial need for bilingual bicultural medical providers for the uninsured and undocumented, Ms. Carmen Vel?squez founded Alivio Medical Center in 1989 as a bilingual bicultural, nonprofit community health center; and WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center has provided access to quality bilingual, bicultural, and cost-effective healthcare for 30 years; and WHEREAS, all patients at Alivio Medical Center are treated with the principles that healthcare is a basic human right and every person should have access to quality, affordable health coverage; and WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center has been committed to driving the development and advancement of services to Cook County communities; and WHEREAS, patient services, advocacy, education and research and evaluation have been at the cornerstone of Alivio Medical Center's work; and WHEREAS,...
• Sponsors: ALMA E. ANAYA

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
6/26/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CONGRATULATING ALIVIO MEDICAL CENTER ON THEIR 30th ANNIVERSARY

WHEREAS, As a result of a passionate vision, strong partnerships and the crucial need for bilingual bicultural medical providers for the uninsured and undocumented, Ms. Carmen Vel?squez founded Alivio Medical Center in 1989 as a bilingual bicultural, nonprofit community health center; and

WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center has provided access to quality bilingual, bicultural, and cost-effective healthcare for 30 years; and

WHEREAS, all patients at Alivio Medical Center are treated with the principles that healthcare is a basic human right and every person should have access to quality, affordable health coverage; and

WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center has been committed to driving the development and advancement of services to Cook County communities; and

WHEREAS, patient services, advocacy, education and research and evaluation have been at the cornerstone of Alivio Medical Center's work; and

WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center creates an environment of care and respect across their clinics; and

WHEREAS, the National Quality Leader Award and the Health Center Quality Leader Award were granted to Alivio Medical Center as part of Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Quality Improvement Awards; and

WHEREAS, Alivio Medical Center exceeded national clinical quality benchmarks, including Healthy People 2020 goals, in chronic disease management, preventive care, and perinatal/prenatal care; and

WHEREAS, as the only health center in Illinois who achieved the best overall clinical performance among all health centers, Alivio Medical Center placed in the top 30% of the adjusted quartile rankings for clinical quality measures nationally in HRSA rankings; and

WHEREAS, HRSA's Quality Improvement Awards recognize the highest performing health centers nationwide as well as those health centers that have made significant quality improvement gains from the previous year; an...