S1, E17: Gayla Brockman, President & CEO of Michael Reese Health Trust
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John McIlwain and Dr. Patricia Robinson talk to Gayla Brockman, the President & CEO of the Michael Reese Health Trust. Gayla has overseen some transformational changes to the private conversion trust to make the Foundation a Public Foundation. Taking advantage of the public platform, the Michael Reese Health Trust became a key player in coordinating Chicago's collective response to COVID-19 establishing a collaborative effort of nearly 85 Community Based Organizations working to ensure an equitable rollout of the COVID-19 vaccinations across Chicago. One of the reasons why Chicago has been so successful at getting hard to reach residents vaccinated.
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