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Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors met December 20.

Here are 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 December 19, 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, November 22, 2024  

      B. Quality and Patient Safety Committee Meeting, December 11, 2024 

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

               • Approval of proposed Stroger Hospital Department/Division Chair Initial Appointments and Reappointments

               • Approval of proposed Stroger Hospital and Provident Hospital Medical Staff Appointments/Reappointments/Changes

      C. Finance Committee Meeting, December 13, 2024

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

             • Approval of 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 Chief Executive Officer 

      A. Quarterly Nursing Operations Update – Beena Peters, DNP

      B. Update on Strategic Initiatives – Andrea Gibson

VIII. Informational Reports 10:35-10:55

      A.Human Resources Committee Metrics – Carrie Pramuk-Volk

      B. Managed Care Committee Metrics – Aaron Galeener

IX. Closed Meeting Items  

      A. Claims and Litigation

      B. Discussion of Personnel Matters

      C. Update on Labor Negotiations

      D. Quality and Patient Safety Report

      Closed Meeting

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

      Meeting 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,”

      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,” and

      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.”

XI. Adjourn

The next regular meeting of the CCH Board of Directors is scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2025 at 9:00 A.M.

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