Info

AlexParker Offline

Message me

20 Up Down

New non-profit news org signs on with New York Times

mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com

—

The Chicago News Cooperative, in conjunction with WTTW, will produce local content for the New York Times, beginning next month.

Read more ... (438 views)

16· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 2 weeks 2 days ago

9 Up Down

More than 1,000 layoffs at county health system

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

A "rebalancing" of staffing results in the elimination of more than 1,000 positions, the Cook County Health and Hospitals System announced today.

Read more ... (176 views)

1· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 2 weeks 3 days ago

10 Up Down

Cook County health board faces ire from all sides.

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

Todd Stroger blasts the health system board in today's Tribune, and the public is peeved over some proposed major changes in health care delivery. Unions are complaining about the lack of transparency and business owners are mad at a shady supply deal...where's the love for the county health board?

Read more ... (135 views)

Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 2 weeks 4 days ago

8 Up Down

Some tomato company tries to use the Sears Tower in silly faux-disaster videos

youtube.com

—

A number of videos appearing to promote tomatoes are popping up on YouTube. They show tomato vines climbing up the Sears Tower. The advertiser isn't immediately clear - and there's no "advertisement" distinction on the Sun-Times Web site. Is it clever advertising, or astroturf?

Read more ... (172 views)

1· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 2 weeks 4 days ago

9 Up Down

County health system proposes eliminating in-patient care at Provident, Oak Forest

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

In preliminary plans released on the health system’s Web site yesterday, a PowerPoint presentation shows the board is considering eliminating in-patient care at Oak Forest and Provident hospitals, creating a number of health care “hubs” for primary and specialty services, and partnering with other hospitals on other services.

Read more ... (160 views)

1· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 3 weeks 2 days ago

18 Up Down

MWRD race goes viral

facebook.com

—

Todd Conner is running MWRD commissioner. He's got a Facebook group with 1,100 members. Pretty impressive for such an obscure agency.

Read more ... (271 views)

3· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 4 weeks 2 days ago

3 Up Down

Chicago's top doc takes county health system position

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

Terry Mason, who fought against obesity, joins the Cook County Health and Hospital System as its first chief medical officer.

Read more ... (59 views)

Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Posted 6 weeks ago

5 Up Down

Chicago's digital divide has health care consequences

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

With 25 percent of the city lacking Internet access, that means easy health care questions are going unanswered.

Read more ... (46 views)

Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 6 weeks 1 day ago

3 Up Down

The saddest story you'll read this week

chicagotribune.com

—

Batten disease is killing one couple's children in front of their eyes. The kids are 5 and 3.

Read more ... (111 views)

3· Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Posted 7 weeks ago

4 Up Down

Stroger will run on success of health system

chicagohealthbeat.wordpress.com

—

Though the county health board was not Todd Stroger's idea, he will use its success as a campaign point, his spokesman says.

Read more ... (118 views)

Add a comment! | Tweet it | Facebook it

AlexParker Made popular 7 weeks 2 days ago

See all 127 links »

About AlexParker

Web site: http://

Neighborhood:

Joined: 1 year 26 weeks ago

Last active: 16 hours 16 min ago.

AlexParker's Bio

AlexParker's stats

• 855 clout earned
• 127 items submitted
• 18 comments posted

view all »

AlexParker's Friends

BradFlora

Offline

Frank

Offline

Megan Cottrell

Offline

Peter Sachs

Offline

ColonelTribune

Offline

Adrian Uribarri

Offline

Ill in Illinois

Offline

Fernando Diaz

Offline

RSS Feed of AlexParker's posts