World & Nation
The Cook County Board of Commissioners barred a doctor who is suffering from AIDS from clinical duties and direct contact with patients at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
Feb. 10, 1987
A doctor afflicted with AIDS was reinstated to the staff of Cook County Hospital in Chicago because the county board bypassed hospital personnel procedures when it suspended the physician, officials said.
Feb. 5, 1987
When John H.
June 11, 2006
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted today to allow a doctor who has AIDS only limited privileges in treating patients at the county’s public hospital.
Feb. 9, 1987
A Chicago-area doctor with AIDS was restored to full duty at Cook County Hospital, eight months after the county board tried to remove him from his post because of the disease.
Sept. 9, 1987
A judge Wednesday indefinitely stalled plans to resume elective abortions at Chicago’s only public hospital.
July 30, 1992
California
Despite a warning from a former Los Angeles transportation commissioner and public misgivings about quality of service, Orange County officials Monday broke with standing policy and hired a single company to provide small bus and van service--including programs for the disabled and seniors.
Aug. 10, 1999
A doctor with AIDS has been suspended to avoid “frightening the community” after he turned down a transfer that would have reduced his contacts with patients, a hospital official said.
Feb. 4, 1987
Cook County’s chief executive, who had a stroke more than three months ago, dropped his reelection bid and will retire July 31, according to a letter his office released Friday.
July 1, 2006
They’re campaigning for Debbie Cook of Huntington Beach, an attorney who is accomplished on environmental issues.
Dec. 23, 2002