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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
3 (formerly, Cook County Hospital) provides vital health care
4 services to the people of Cook County; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Hospital has been beset by budgetary
6 shortfalls and management difficulties that have undermined
7 its ability to deliver timely, adequate health care; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Following a series of management reforms, the
9 Hospital was awarded full accreditation by the Joint Commission
10 on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in February 2008;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, A recent ordinance will provide additional
13 revenues to the Hospital, as well as establish an independent
14 board of trustees to take over management of the Hospital, for
15 a period of 3 years; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18 the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit
19 of the administration of John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook
20 County; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
2 the following determinations:
3         (1) whether the Hospital's procurement processes are
4     in compliance with applicable laws, rules and policies and
5     are adequately documented;
6         (2) whether the Hospital's internal controls over
7     expenditure and revenue processing appear to be adequate;
8         (3) whether the Hospital has developed fraud detection
9     programs that appear to be adequate and designed to
10     identify and control fraud risks in its operations; and
11         (4) whether the Hospital's short and long range plans
12     for staffing administrative positions are documented and
13     appear reasonable; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook
15 County and any other State, county, or local entity having
16 information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly
17 with the Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit;
18 and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
20 soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
21 upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
22 3­14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.