Cook County to open Bronzeville health center near old Michael Reese Hospital site – WBEZ (Chicago)

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the $10 million health center will help address “a deeply troubling disparity head-on,” citing a 2019 study that found a 30-year life expectancy gap between white residents in Streeterville and Black residents in Englewood. The county predicts the center will see 85,000 patients in its first year.