I want to thank the Michael Reese team for your fearless leadership in this moment and for continuing a tradition of service whose roots run so deep across the city. That tradition goes all the way back to the former Michael Reese Hospital...opened its doors with a simple but powerful principle that everyone deserves access to care, regardless of who they are or where they come from or whether they can afford it. Founded by Chicago's Jewish community in 1881, the institution was built around a commitment to serving the people who would otherwise be left behind. (07:01–07:15)
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Asserts that Michael Reese Hospital was founded on the principle of universal access to care.
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