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"I wanted to be able to take care of so many kinds of people, so many kinds of issues, and to know a lot about many different things."
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Ngozi Ezike
Ngozi Ogbunamiri Ezike is an American internist and pediatrician who was the first African-American woman director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and served from January 2019 to March 2022. In 2022, she was appointed CEO and President of the Sinai Chicago hospital system.
"I wanted to be able to take care of so many kinds of people, so many kinds of issues, and to know a lot about many different things."
"I chose intentionally to work for Cook County Health because their motto is to give everyone the care and respect they need, regardless of their ability to pay."