Denise Gilbert, MSN, RN

Denise Gilbert is Chief Nursing Officer of Cook County Department of Public Health and oversees seven grant supported programs that involve nurse home visits and case management for the High-Risk Infant Follow-up, Lead, Perinatal Hepatitis B and Genetics programs, along with Case Management and Direct Observation Therapy for TB services, and the Case management and provision of screening services for our Breast and Cervical Cancer and Hearing & Vision programs in the schools. Denise and her team are responsible for nursing readiness to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and other PH emergencies.

Ms. Gilbert began her career with Cook County Health in 2003 as Divisional Nursing Director of Fantus Health Center. She later had oversight of the West Cluster clinics that comprised seven ambulatory health care facilities. Denise served as manager of the Ambulatory Maternal Child Health clinics in Stroger Hospital including the Pediatric Specialty, Prenatal, Gynecology and Family Planning clinics, along with the Antenatal Testing Unit. Prior to joining CCH, Ms. Gilbert held various leadership roles including Director of Operations for multiple ambulatory facilities within the Advocate Health Care system.

Ms. Gilbert earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago and her MSN with an emphasis in Nursing Education from Herzing University, Wisconsin graduating Summa cum Laude.