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HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF DR. JOHN JAY SHANNON, M.D.
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board President and the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners are pleased to honor Dr. John Jay Shannon, M.D., who served as Chief Executive Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System from 2014 to 2019, for his hard work and dedication toward furthering Cook County's 180-year public health mission of delivering integrated health services with dignity and respect regardless of a patient's ability to pay; and
WHEREAS, under Dr. Shannon's leadership, Cook County Health is continuing a transformative journey, developing innovative and integrative approaches to the fulfillment of Cook County Health's mission by aligning its role as a provider of care, both in traditional and correctional settings, a public health authority and a health plan; and. The journey has included significant investments in outpatient services to shift the system from its historic role as a provider of sick care to a provider of choice; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Shannon's journey at Cook County Health has included a significant policy shift and investment in outpatient services to shift Cook County Health from its historic role as a provider of sick care to a provider of health care.; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Shannon spent most of his professional career at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, formerly Cook County Hospital. He first joined the medical staff in 1990 and served in several roles, including Director of the Adult Asthma Clinic, where he led several quality improvement collaborations aimed at improving the delivery of care for asthma patients within the health system and across the County. He also served as an Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Stroger; and
WHEREAS, prior to Cook County Health, Dr. Shannon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Parkland Health & Hospital ...
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