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| 1 | | COMMITTEE MINUTES
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Committee Minutes | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/18/2019 | approve | Pass |
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20-0712
| 1 | | REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS COOK COUNTY HEALTH’S FORMULARY PROGRAM | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS COOK COUNTY HEALTH’S FORMULARY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists defines a formulary, as a “continually updated list of medications and related information, representing the clinical judgment of pharmacists, physicians, and other experts in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and promotion of health; and
WHEREAS, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: health systems should develop, maintain, and implement a formulary management process, whereby decisions on the management of a formulary system is founded on the evidence-based clinical, ethical, legal, social, philosophical, quality-of-life, safety, and economic factors that result in optimal patient care; and
WHEREAS, the process must include the active and direct involvement of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate health care professionals; and
WHEREAS, this evidence-based process should not be based solely on economic factors, rather the formulary s | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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20-0726
| 1 | | COOK COUNTY HEALTH’S PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN REPLACEMENT FACILITY AT PROVIDENT HOSPITAL | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF COOK COUNTY HEALTH’S PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN REPLACEMENT FACILITY AT PROVIDENT HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, Provident Hospital is one of the most storied and cherished hospitals in Chicago, particularly to the African American community; and
WHEREAS, Daniel Hale Williams, a Black medical doctor, founded the original Provident Hospital in 1891 and Provident Hospital was one of the first non-segregated medical facilities in the country; and
WHEREAS, after its establishment, Provident Hospital trained Black nurses while patients were seen by doctors of all races; and
WHEREAS, on July 9, 1893, Daniel Hale Williams performed the first open heart surgery in the world, repairing the pericardium of James Cornish who suffered a stab wound to the chest; and
WHEREAS, in 1987 Provident Hospital closed; and
WHEREAS, the current Provident Hospital facility is not the original hospital; and
WHEREAS, repeat this for as many Whereas clauses you have; and
WHEREAS, Cook County purchased, renovated, and reopened Provident Hospital in 1993 as a p | recommend for deferral | Pass |
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20-0789
| 1 | | COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS SYSTEM CEO SELECTION CRITERA AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS SYSTEM CEO SELECTION CRITERA AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT
WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, Cook County by ordinance established the independent Cook County Health & Hospitals System (“CCHHS”) which continued to be an agency of and funded by Cook County; and
WHEREAS, by ordinance, all personnel within CCHHS shall be governed by the Board of Directors, established as the System Board; and
WHEREAS, the System Board was granted the authority to address human resource functions with regard to all employees, and is charged with the hiring and recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of CCHHS; and
WHEREAS, the County Board President and County Board recognize that CCHHS operations and personnel matters are conducted free from any political interference, however, due to the policy making nature of the CEO posi | recommend for approval | Pass |
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