Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the former top public health official in Illinois, has been hired as president and CEO of Sinai Chicago hospital system.
Ezike recently stepped down from her post as director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, where she became a prominent figure over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to guide the state’s response.
She became a familiar face to many across the state, standing beside Gov. J.B. Pritzker at regular news conferences about COVID-19, speaking to viewers at home in English and Spanish, and urging the public to get vaccinated and take precautions when necessary.
