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Cook County Board of Directors Health and Hospitals System met Aug. 23

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Attendance/Call to Order

II. Employee Recognition

III. Public Speaker Testimony

Members of the public can submit written testimony to be included in the official meeting record, or can register to present in-person or virtual oral testimony at the meeting. The deadline to submit written testimony or to register to testify is August 22, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. Testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Further information on how to submit written testimony or register to provide in-person or virtual oral testimony is included in the Meeting Notice and on the CCH website at https://cookcountyhealth.org/about/board-of-directors/

IV. Board and Committee Reports

A. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, July 26, 2024

B. Audit and Compliance Committee Meeting, August 2, 2024

i. Meeting Minutes

C. Managed Care Committee Meeting, August 2, 2024

i. Meeting Minutes

D. Quality and Patient Safety Committee Meeting, August 15, 2024

i. Meeting Minutes, which include the following action items:

• Proposed Stroger Hospital Department/Division Chair Initial

Appointments and Reappointments:

- One (1) Department Chair Initial Appointment

- One (1) Division Chair Initial Appointment

- Five (5) Division Chair Reappointments

• Proposed Stroger Hospital and Provident Hospital Medical Staff

Appointments/Reappointments/Changes

• Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws of the John H. Stroger, Jr.

Hospital of Cook County Medical Staff

IV. Board and Committee Reports (continued)

E. Finance Committee 10:00-10:25/Director Reiter

i. July 26, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes, for introduction of the and Pamela Cassara proposed CCH FY2025 Preliminary Budget and public hearings held on August 2, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. and August 5, 2024 at 6:00 P.M.

ii. August 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes, which include the following action items:

• Approval of proposed CCH FY2025 Preliminary Budget (presentation to be reviewed by Pamela Cassara)

• Contracts and Procurement Items

• Receive and file Grant Award-Related Items

V. Action Items

A. Contracts and Procurement Items

B. Any items listed under Sections IV, V and IX

VI. Report from Chair of the Board

VII. Report from Interim Chief Executive Officer

A. ARPA Update - reviewed by Dr. Mikaitis, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Dr. Thomas Nutter and Shannon Andrews

VIII. Informational Report

A. Human Resources Committee Metrics – Carrie Pramuk-Volk

IX. Closed Meeting Items

A. Claims and Litigation

B. Discussion of Personnel Matters

C. Update on Labor Negotiations

D. August 2, 2024 Audit and Compliance Committee Meeting Minutes

Closed Meeting

Motion to recess the open meeting and convene into a closed meeting, pursuant to the following exceptions to the Open Meetings Act:

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), regarding “the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity,”

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2), regarding “collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees,”

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), regarding “litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting,”

IX. Closed Meeting Items (continued)

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(12), regarding “the establishment of reserves or settlement of claims as provided in the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the disposition of a claim or potential claim might be prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or risk management information, records, data, advice or communications from or with respect to any insurer of the public body or any intergovernmental risk management association or self insurance pool of which the public body is a member,”

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(17), regarding “the recruitment, credentialing, discipline or formal peer review of physicians or other health care professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 42 C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a hospital, or other institution providing medical care, that is operated by the public body,” and

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29), regarding “meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America.”

X. Adjourn

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