Revolving door probe hems in Ezike at Sinai: The safety-net hospital's new CEO has been advised against dealing with state agencies while investigators look into her quick move from her prior post as the top state health official.

An ethics probe is constraining former Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike in her new job as CEO of Sinai Chicago, one of the city's largest hospital chains serving poor neighborhoods and Medicaid patients. The Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General is investigating whether Ezike violated state law when she took the job at Sinai in June. [Extracted from the article]

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