The public is invited to provide feedback to the Cook County Health and Hospital System regarding its 2010 budget.

The health system provided a preliminary budget to the county board this week. It includes a 19 percent reduction in tax subsidies from its 2009 budget. Under the preliminary budget, the health system would not receive about $80 million in county tax subsidies and 500 jobs would be eliminated.

County spokesman James Ramos says the budget, however, is $39 million more than the health system's 2009 budget.

The public hearings take place:

• Tuesday, Sept. 8 -- 6:30 p.m., Provident Hospital cafeteria, 500 E. 51st St.
• Thursday, Sept. 10 -- 6:30 p.m., Stroger Hospital, 627 S. Wood St.
• Monday, Sept. 14 -- 1 p.m., Cook County Building, Room 169, 118 N. Clark St.
• Tuesday, Sept. 15 -- 6:30 p.m., Oak Forest Hospital auditorium, 15900 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Forest.