Cook County Commssioner Bridget Gainer suggests people compare the lobbyist reports on the new website with state databases that list political contributors.
[continue reading]"National HIV Testing Day Announcement makes a Major Step towards Protecting Public Health in Cook County"
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Published June 3, 2010
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Commissioner Bridget Gainer, D-Chicago, said the professionals who run the board have brought the long-troubled, nearly $1 billion health care system "a tremendous amount of achievement."
[continue reading]Commissioner Bridget Gainer, who was at the hospital meeting today, said she'll wait to see the final recommendations before offering an opinion. "The question is 'are we prepared to be a destination of choice for healthcare?" she said. "We need to answer: what healthcare services do people need, and how do we fill the gap? And if the need is not for additional in-patient services then we have to go where the need is. And if it's for pharmacy, clinic, ambulatory, then that's what we've got to provide."
[continue reading]Anticipating that the veto might be sustained, Commissioners Daley, Suffredin, Bridget Gainer and Timothy Schneider passed a resolution urging Stroger to implement a hiring freeze. Stroger said he would consult with Chief Financial Officer Jaye Williams before agreeing to a hiring freeze.
[continue reading]"As has been a concern of mine for the last year, when we're considering cuts to the health system, it's totally inappropriate for political appointees to be getting raises," said commissioner Bridget Gainer, a North Side Democrat.
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