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Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints new Chicago health commissioner

Dr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige, managing director of programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, becomes the first Black woman to serve as Chicago’s public health commissioner.

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NASCAR’s Harrison Burton delivers gifts to patients at Chicago hospitals

The 22-year-old NASCAR driver brought blankets to patients at Lurie Children’s and Mount Sinai hospitals Thursday. He also handed over $10,000 checks to each hospital from the NASCAR Foundation.

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Cook County to erase $79M in patient debt

Over 72,000 Cook County residents will receive $25 million in medical debt relief in the first round of the program.

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‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

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Abortion, COVID-19, monkeypox all on new state health chief’s rounds: ‘Impossible not to feel the weight of these challenges’

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Dr. Sameer Vohra “laser-focused on our most vulnerable populations, especially our youth… To say he is a committed public servant would be an understatement.”

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Dr. Sameer Vohra named next director of Illinois Department of Public Health

Vohra, hailed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker as the Illinois Department of Public Health’s “next visionary leader,” will serve as the permanent replacement for Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who was a fixture on Illinois television screens during the pandemic.

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Ngozi Ezike hired to lead Sinai Chicago hospitals

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the former top public health official in Illinois, has been hired as president and CEO of Sinai Chicago hospital system.

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Afternoon Edition: April 14, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Dr. Ngozi Ezike to become CEO of Sinai Chicago hospital system

Ezike will begin her new job in June as head of a hospital network that employs more than 3,200 caregivers.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker still searching for public health chief to succeed Dr. Ezike

Asked whether the state would consider another indoor mask mandate, as other U.S. cities respond to rising cases, Pritzker said, “I think that towns, cities across Illinois, not to mention across the country, should do what they feel is necessary in their communities to keep people safe.”

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Illinois’ top doctor Ngozi Ezike is being wooed to lead a Chicago health system

Sinai Chicago on the West and Southwest sides is looking to hire Ezike.

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Dr. Ngozi Ezike served as steady medical guide for Illinoisans during pandemic

For the last two years, Dr. Ngozi Ezike stood her ground, unrelenting in relaying — sometimes in tears — how crucial it was to mask up, stay indoors and get vaccinated.

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Afternoon Edition: March 1, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Pritzker’s public health chief Dr. Ngozi Ezike stepping down: ‘She saved lives, many, many thousands of lives’

As she prepared to leave the public stage on March 14, the state’s top doctor spoke of serving as a key adviser, calm leader, comforting voice — and “a role model to young girls, girls of color, little Black girls, that they can be leaders in any field.”

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