The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #51341

Linda Murray, MD, MPH, Co-Medical Director, Ambulatory & Community Health Network, Cook County Bureau of Health Services, Woodlawn Health Center, 6337 S. Woodlawn, Chicago, IL 60637, 312-747-7705, lindarae@interaccess.com

This paper will review the political and financial challenges facing Cook County's public health system during the past fifteen years. The expansion of the services and facilities will be discussed. The political support needed for capital expansion will be reviewed. The financial structuring undertaken by the Bureau of Health Services and its impact on other parts of the safety net will be reviewed and discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn steps Cook County's public health care system took to address the financial challenges involved in providing care to a large number of uninsured patients.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Public Hospitals

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.