Cook County is taking steps to help more students from underserved communities grow into healthcare professionals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two major Chicago public institutions — Cook County Health and the University of Illinois College of Medicine — are expanding ...

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Health Department is sounding the alarm that more restrictions could be coming if COVID case numbers continue to rise. There is serious concern in Cook ...

Cook County commissioners on Wednesday kicked off what one called a "daunting task" — finding a new CEO for the county-run health system that serves as a medical safety net for thousands of poor and ...

Cook County Health, which runs Stroger and Provident hospitals, is considering postponing elective surgeries, rescheduling appointments and sending ambulances to other hospitals depending on if, and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night was Dennis Kosuth's last night working a nursing shift at Provident Hospital's emergency room, and he's terrified for what he's leaving behind. "Consistently over the ...

Cook County's public health system late Wednesday released its long-awaited response to an inspector general's report that was highly critical of the way it runs its Medicaid business, called ...

With the first phase of the planned demolition of the 153-acre Oak Forest Hospital campus now complete, Cook County is ...

ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT (WBBM Newsradio) -- Emergency room doctors and nurses at Cook County Health are expecting more and sicker patients in the coming weeks, as people receiving health insurance ...