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25-0481
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 11/20/2024. | approve | Pass |
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24-1437
| 1 | | CCDPH Quarter 4 Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH)
Report Title: CCDPH Quarter 4 Report
Report Period: Q 4 2024
Summary: CCDPH-4th Quarter Report-Public Health Data Equity and Improvement Initiative | recommend for approval | Pass |
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24-6451
| 1 | | LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN THE SOUTHLAND | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THAT THE STATE CONVENE A PANEL TO CREATE A PLAN FOR A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN THE SOUTHLAND
WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) was given the authority to designate and regulate all trauma centers through the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Act of 1980 (210 ILCS 50). Subsequently, through the Illinois Trauma Center Code (210 ILCS 50/3.90) the Department was given further authority by permitting any hospital that met the Department’s trauma center standards to be so designated; and
WHEREAS, despite having one of the oldest statewide trauma systems in the country, Illinois still has several relative trauma deserts across the state. In urban settings such a Chicago’s Southside, it has been argued that proximity to a trauma center in excess of 5 miles constitutes a trauma desert; and
WHEREAS, a trauma center designation means a hospital as a whole has the resources and staffing needed to provide comprehensive, specialized care for patients who suffer a traumatic injury from such causes as motor vehicle crashes, gun-sho | recommend for approval | Pass |
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