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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County 
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(formerly, Cook County Hospital) provides vital health care 
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services to the people of Cook County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hospital has been beset by budgetary 
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shortfalls and management difficulties that have undermined 
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its ability to deliver timely, adequate health care; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Following a series of management reforms, the 
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Hospital was awarded full accreditation by the Joint Commission 
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on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in February 2008; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, A recent ordinance will provide additional 
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revenues to the Hospital and has established an independent 
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board of trustees to take over management of the Hospital as of 
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May 2008, for a period of 3 years; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is 
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directed to conduct a management audit of the administration of 
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John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, 
 


 






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the following determinations:
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        (1)                    whether the Hospital's procurement processes are 
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    in compliance with applicable

laws, rules and policies and 
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    are adequately documented;
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        (2)                    whether the Hospital's internal controls over 
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    expenditure and revenue processing

appear to be adequate;
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        (3)                    whether the Hospital has developed fraud detection 
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    programs that appear to be

adequate and designed to 
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    identify and control fraud risks in its operations; and
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        (4)                    whether the Hospital's short and long range plans 
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    for staffing administrative

positions are documented and 
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    appear reasonable; and be it further





 
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    RESOLVED, That the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook 
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County and any other State, county, or local entity having 
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information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly 
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with the Auditor General's Office in the conduct of this audit; 
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and be it further



 
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    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as 
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soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations 
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upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 
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3­14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.