Cook County Health CEO Dr. Jay Shannon has repeatedly sounded the alarm on the climbing amount of medical care the government-run health system provides for no pay. The tab of so-called uncompensated ...

Chicago-based Cook County Health and Hospitals plans to combine adult and pediatric emergency services at its flagship location, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a suspect from a police pursuit left ...

Cook County Health has opened an 11-bed observation unit at Provident Hospital to provide more appropriate care for patients who arrive at the South Side hospital's emergency department. Patients who ...

Cook County is laying off 1,100 people to make up for the loss of $68 million in potential revenue from a sweetened beverage tax that is held up in Illinois court, and officials can’t agree on which ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Provident Hospital of Cook County is transferring several patients amid air conditioning issues in the building, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. The hot temperatures in ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 12 -- It was the inspiration for an award-winning television drama. It spawned the world's first blood bank and the nation's first trauma unit. As it got up in age, it was renovated and ...