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Cook County part of $5 million Pritzker-funded coalition to train health workers at Provident and City Colleges

Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee · March 10, 2026
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Presenters told the Health and Hospitals Committee that a Cook County Health–City Colleges–UChicago Medicine coalition won a $5 million Pritzker Traubert Foundation grant (Health Catalyst Chicago) to train medical assistants, technicians and other entry-level health workers; the first formal cohort will begin in January 2027.

Presenters told the Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee on Feb. 3 that Cook County Health and City Colleges of Chicago will co-lead Health Catalyst Chicago, a coalition that won a $5 million Pritzker Traubert Foundation award to expand training pipelines into health-care jobs. The collaboration includes UChicago Medicine and will use Provident Hospital as a teaching site and hub for classroom and clinical externship…

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