Speak Truth to Power: What do YOU think about the Cook County Health Plan?

Should the Cook County Health & Hospital System close two hospitals, Provident and Oak Forest, and convert them into outpatient clinics?  Should they close neighborhood clinics in favor of regional hubs?  

The Cook County Board Health & Hospital System Board is making those and other recommendations in its three-year strategic plan released October 14.

Board members want to know what you think.  Educate yourself by reading the plan overview, then attend one of the hearings listed below and testify.

The Cook County Health & Hospital System houses the CORE Center, the largest provider of HIV/AIDS care in Chicago and the Midwest. 

More information:

Read the strategic plan Overview

Chicago Health Beat post

Daily South-Town article

Meeting Announcements
Cook County Health & Hospitals System
Community Town Hall Meeting

The Cook County Health and Hospitals System will hold a second series of public Town Hall meetings to present the System’s plan for the future of healthcare in the county. This series of meetings will focus on sharing information gathered during the first series of community meetings. The meetings will be held at sites throughout the County in order to get the largest participation possible.

All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.
Please attend the meeting in your area.

October 19, 2009
South Suburban College
15800 South State Street
South Holland, Illinois

October 20, 2009
Truman College
1145 West Wilson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

October 21, 2009
Niles Senior Center
999 Civic Center Drive
Niles, Illinois

October 22, 2009
Math and Science Academy
8601 West Roosevelt Road
Forest Park, Illinois

October 27, 2009
Austin Town Hall Park
5610 West Lake Street
Chicago, Illinois

October 28, 2009
Chicago Urban League
4510 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

October 29, 2009
Cicero Town Hall Community Center (in Spanish)
2250 South 49th Avenue
Cicero, Illinois