Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon said Monday she’s working with leadership of Southland hospitals to explore establishing another hospital trauma center.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon said Monday she’s working with leadership of Southland hospitals to explore establishing another hospital trauma center, stating “the life expectancy of citizens” suffering traumas such as gunshot wounds is being jeopardized.
“Right now, if there is a gunshot victim, they have to go all the way to Christ, and the time it takes to get there depends on the traffic,” Gordon said. Gordon held a news conference Sunday outside of Ingalls, where, she said, south suburban residents face long wait times for emergency room help and staffing isn’t sufficient.Early Walker, chief executive of I’m Telling, Don’t Shoot, a community organization that aims to curb gun violence, shared at the news conference a visit to Ingalls’ emergency department by his mother.
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