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24-6406
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 10/22/2024 | | |
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24-5841
| 1 | | RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM’S RELIANCE ON TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCIES WHILE PRIORITIZING PERMANENT EMPLOYEES | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM’S RELIANCE ON TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCIES WHILE PRIORITIZING PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, Nationwide, the U.S. population is increasing, including those aged 65 years and older who are known to visit healthcare providers more frequently; and
WHEREAS, healthcare systems face a shortage of healthcare workers, including nurses and specialized doctors, which may jeopardize access to high quality, equitable care; and
WHEREAS, according to the American Hospital Association, the United States boasts over 6,000 hospitals, including rural, urban, and government community hospitals, servicing over 900,000 beds throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, many hospitals, clinics, and medical centers face a variety of job vacancies, including nurses, respiratory therapists and mental health clinicians; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic left a profound toll on the mental and physical well-being of healthcare workers, with many suffering from burnout, stress, and mental health challenges; and
WHEREAS, demand f | | |
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23-3815
| 1 | | Covid-19 Quarterly Updates | Resolution | 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 AND OTHER DISEASES OF CONCERN 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 disease across the U.S. and Cook County, 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 with 7,309 reported deaths; and
WHEREAS, on August 31, 2022, the FDA amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of | | |
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