Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - March 25, 2016
Significant Topics Discussed: Board Plans for Draft of Strategic Plan by Late May In the months ahead Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board Members will:
To further guide them in their strategic planning, the Board will receive presentations on:
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Other Topics Discussed: Stronger Hospital was granted a 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S., requiring an on-site survey and quality evaluations in multiple categories every three years. Current Metrics presented to the Board:
CEO Dr. Jay Shannon introduced a resolution honoring the recently-deceased Dr. Quentin Young, former Chair of Medicine at Cook County Hospital, Chair of Chicago Board of health, active civil rights worker, and strong advocate of social justice and universal access to healthcare. Observer: Linda Christianson Meeting Length: 2.5 hours
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CCHHS Board of Directors Meeting - February 26, 2016
Significant Decisions: A new unit for women and children in remodeled space at Stroger is planned to be open by the end of the year that will consolidate pediatric and maternity inpatient and outpatient services. This is an urgent response to retain patients.The Peds ER has already merged with the Main ER. Physicians and other Stroger staff were present as public speakers to oppose this plan because of their concern that quality would suffer. Administration said that there would be no staffing cuts of physicians or support staff with pediatric expertise. Two sole source contracts were approved:
Significant Topics Discussed: Director Collins reported that CountyCare (Medicaid managed care) is failing to capture the business of its members who continue to use other Hospitals & Clinics in the network resulting in a $10m shortfall from budgeted income in Dec. 2015. Corrective action plans include:
The 5 principal objectives of the Strategic Plan:
Items to Watch For:
The CCHHS Board, are dedicated, represented by a diverse background of experiences and in Chair Hammock, CEO Shannon and Deputy-CEO Elwell have strong, focused and business-orientated leadership. Net operating margin loss of 199 million for 2015 is less of a loss than in 2014 by 9 million. Challenges include labor unrest, 30% uninsured patients, and stiff competition from other Hospital Groups. CCHHS will continue to require subsidies from Cook County to survive and budgetary deficits at the State level will be aggravated in 2017 when 5% of the cost of new Medicaid patients will revert from federal to State payments. Observer: Susan Kern Meeting Length: 3 hours |
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