Cook County Health Board of Directors
Finance Committee Meeting March 7, 2024 Attendance: Chair Robert Reiter, Directors: Joseph Harrington and Sam A Robinson. Not present: Director Deer. Link to all documents/slides presented: https://cookcountyhealth.org/about/board-of-directors/board-committee-meetings-agendas-minutes/ Public Testimony: There was none IV Items Under Chief Procurement Officer Action Items:
Observer - Sue Avila
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Cook County Health Board of Directors Meeting
February 23, 2024 Before the public testimony and the remaining agenda items, the Board recognized:
Oral testimony: Karen Rush, DuPage County Resident, in-person Request Cook County HHS to recognize that the frequent flooding of parking lots and homes is a health hazard. Asks that CCHHS examine the land owned by Cook County and if it contributes to the flooding that Cook County improve land management to mitigate the flooding. Submitted written information & photos. Public Speaker had technical difficulties. (Recording is not available as of 28Feb2024) Item IV. Board and Committee Reports.
https://cookcountyhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/Item-IVD-Managed-Care-Metrics-02-23-24.pdf Board Member concerns:
VI. Recommendations, Discussion/Information Items
Item VII. Resolution/Recognition and Board Member testimony on contributions of Director Otis L. Story, who is leaving the CCHHS Board. Mr. Story was directly appointed by Pres. Preckwinkle. VIII. Interim CEO Report
ITEMS TO WATCH FOR THE FUTURE
Virtual Observer - Victoria L Cerinich Cook County Health Board of Directors
Finance Committee Meeting Feb 15, 2024 Attendance: Chair Robert Reiter, Directors: Joseph Harrington and Sam A Robinson. Not present: Director Story and Director Deer. Link to all documents presented: https://cookcountyhealth.org/about/board-of-directors/board-committee-meetings-agendas-minutes/ Public Testimony
Observer - Susan Avila Cook County Health Board of Directors
Human Resources Committee Feb. 15, 2024 Oral testimony: Angelica Moore (Family Nurse Practitioner in Burn Unit since fall 2023)
Committee Agenda:: Interim Chief HR Officer presented report on employee census (with details on nursing) for 2023 and projections for 2024.
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HR contract ended on 02/06/2024 extension for six months was requested and granted evidently externally to this meeting. HR Interim Chief wants to tweak contract, (detect vacancies earlier & start hiring process before shortage is critical) review again in three months and make permanent if success continues. Items to watch for in the Future:
What items prompted the most discussion?
Virtual Observer - Victoria L Cerinich Cook County Health Board of Directors
Quality and Patient Safety Committee February 15, 2024 As requested by the board last year, a roadmap has been developed to implement the recently revised reporting method using rolling 12 month reporting. The status of the various workgroups was reported. Most workgroups are still completing the first stage of developing the workgroups. The discussion on reducing length of stay included an explanation of outliers who will not be included in the data because their reason for overly long stays are due to factors beyond the hospital’s control. i.e. Prisoners who are in need of care that can’t be given to them at the prison but are healthy enough to have home care instead of hospitalization. The turnaround time for radiology services was discussed as part of the goal to reduce length of stay. The directors were looking for clarification on what factors go into delaying this turnaround time. The following indicators are currently trending in the wrong direction and should be watched:
Observer: Lisa Slankard Cook County Health Board
Finance and Human Resources Committee Meetings January 18, 2024 The fiscal year for Cook County Government runs from December 1 to November 30 of the following year. On an accrual basis, interim financials show that CCH end November 2023 with a $362.1M favorable variance to budget. On a cash basis, it showed a $252M favorable balance primarily due to the timing difference in CountyCare’s reimbursements. 2023 Financials Actual Budget Revenue $4,746 B $3,844 B Expense 4,528 B 3,992 B Stroger Hospital Actual Budget Average daily hospital census 306 267 Emergency room visits 85,843 95,006 Surgeries 11,490 11,436 Provident Hospital Average daily hospital census 20 26 Emergency room visits 26,180 29,994 Surgeries 3,442 3,248 ACHN Patient Activity Primary Care Visits 237,076 281,649 Specialty Care Visits 378,305 274,000 COOK COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES FISCAYEAR-END SNAPSHOT Positions Filled 1,359 External Hires 853 Retirements 192 Resignations 325 Discharges 45 TOTAL 562 * * 9.8% against a national benchmark of 2023 Observer - Diane Edmundson |
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