| Cook County Hospital has a wonderful history. It | | | | include and are not limited to a specialized burn |
| has also had many firsts for the medical | | | | unit, Pre-natal centers that deal with providing high |
| community the world over. The first blood bank in | | | | quality care to expectant mothers, women who |
| the world was opened here in 1937. The first HIV | | | | have high risk pregnancies and high risk infants. |
| AIDS clinic was opened by the Chicago City | | | | They also perform specialized and difficult |
| branch of Cook County Hospital in 1983. The | | | | surgeries on unborn babies. This is something that |
| Cobalt Beam Therapy Unit was also opened here | | | | isn't just done anywhere. |
| in 1953 and the first trauma center at a hospital | | | | Cook County Hospital Staff work with personnel |
| was opened here in 1966. I am sure for some | | | | from Cook County hospital Crisis Intervention |
| people in the medical community, visiting this | | | | project to aid and provide support to victims of |
| facility would be like visiting a religious shrine. | | | | domestic violence. Victims who come here get |
| The Hospital has a number of specialized units | | | | the medical help they need, as well as counseling |
| that were established to provide specialized care | | | | and support from the highly trained staff. |
| for patients in need of this care. Some of these | | | | |