CCH Finance Committee Meeting

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

• Several members of the registered nurses’ union (NNOC) testified that they have not received retro check for work done during the COVID epidemic which was promised in Nov 2023. 

Items under Chief Procurement Officer Charles Jones 

• Cook County Department of Public Health
  • Grant Funded contract continue to provide staffing for call center for unhoused prevention for suburban Cook County
  • Grant Funded for lead risk assessments for CCDPH’s Lead Hazard remediation program. Dr Hasbrouck in response to question from one of the Director’s regarding cost of remediation, the rough estimate of cost of remediation/home is around $40,000 to $50,000. 
• Report of Emergency Purchases
  • Contract with Alivio: Provides bilingual patient community facilitators: Extended contract from 5/23 to 4/24 Not to exceed increase: $317,886
  • Favorite Health Care Staffing: Contract for new arrivals staffing clinical services: Extended to 4/24 Not to Exceed Increase: $682,135.97
• Revenue Cycle Transformation Plan
  • Reviewed status of Revenue plan transformation: Has added ability to bill/collect through vendor with international ability. Has contract with Salud and Meduit to work with patients on payment plans. 
• Contract Vaya for nursing registry service
  • Question from Director Reiter: time to hire for RN’s is estimated now around 71 days. Human resources will report figures at next finance meeting. 
  • Extensive discussion with the Directors regarding what is the recruiting points for RN’s coming to the Health System around raw salary vs salary and benefits and professional goals. 
  • Registry usage from 9/23 to 12/23 reported FTE’s showed little variance. 

​Observer - Susan Avila