Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - October 28, 2016
Significant Topics Discussed:
Contract Concerns: Questions centered on amounts, number of bidders, and whether services contracted could be brought in-house. Examples:
Observer - Linda Christianson Meeting Length - 3 hours
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Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - September 29, 2016
Key Board Member Resigns Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) Board Member Dr. Wayne Lerner submitted his resignation, with many commendations for his service by board members and by CEO Dr. Jay Shannon. As chair of the CCHHS Managed Care committee, Dr. Lerner stressed the importance of CountyCare’s focus on (1) quality care; (2) risk management; (3) improving health status: and (4) a distribution of membership between healthy and less healthy to even out cost of care. Significant Topics Discussed:
To Watch For: With the resignations of Lewis Collens, Dr. Erika Marsh, and now Dr. Wayne Lerner, the CCHHS Board has lost expertise that has guided the board through the formative years of CountyCare and a challenging strategic planning process yielding a 3-year plan for the organization. Can the new board members master the complicated workings of CCHHS and move the organization forward to achieve the aggressive goals laid out in the Strategic Plan? Stay tuned. Observer - Linda Christianson Meeting Length - 3 hours Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board Meeting - July 29, 2016
Significant Actions Taken: The Proposed 3 Year Strategic Plan was approved unanimously with commendations from board members for its
Board Election/Changes: The Board re-elected Hill Hammock as HHS Board Chairman and Jerry Butler as Vice-Chairman. Dr. Shannon commended outgoing board members Carmen Velasquez and Dorene Wiese for their dedication and leadership. Contract Awarded: Morrison Management Specialists were awarded a $13,900,000 contract to provide labor, supplies and software for food and nutritional services, replacing former contractor Sodexo. Significant Topics Discussed:
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board - June 24, 2016
Significant Topic Discussed: Strategic Plan Update:
Goals:
Observer - Susan Kern, MD Meeting Length - 3 hours 15 minutes Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board - April 29, 2016
Significant Decisions Made: Approval of $112,700,000 Contract for New Health Center which will adjoin John Stroger Hospital, replacing 3 aging structures: Fantus Clinic , the current administration building on Polk St. and the Hektoen Building.
Significant Topics Discussed: Concern was expressed by Director Erica Marsh, MD, that the nearly 800 employed HHS physicians are not being assessed for productivity. The number of physicians per patient is high compared to other hospitals.
Unexpected Events: CCHHS Board Member, Lewis Collens, has unexpectedly resigned. The resignation was announced by Chair Hammock who noted the dedicated service as Chair of the Finance Committee that Director Collens had given to CCHHS. He mentioned that the resignation was for family reasons. In an unscheduled visit to the Board meeting, Senator Dick Durbin, our Illinois US Senator, cautioned the Board on the heroin epidemic. He noted that opiate abuse was on the rise and HHS will be at the forefront.
Observer: Susan Kern Meeting Length: 3 hours 45 minutes 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:
Since 2013
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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