Silver Cross Hospital

Gov. J.B. Priztker paid a visit to Silver Cross Hospital on Wednesday morning along with a group of lawmakers working to pass the Healthcare Protection Act, a bill which would reform and regulate health insurance and Medicaid in Illinois.

Dr. Saied Ghadersohi, an otolaryngologist on staff at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, is an expert on treating pediatric sleep apnea.

The Midland States Bank Foundation provided the grant, which will support Silver Cross Hospital's new walk-in health center and urgent care in Will County,

Certified lymphedema therapists at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox will presentThe program “Living with Lymphedema."

Dr. Reema Sheth, who is in practice with the Heart Care Centers of Illinois and on staff at Silver Cross, is among the 4% of interventional cardiologists who are women.

Ruth Colby, 69, died Oct. 15 following a minimally invasive robotic heart valve procedure in September.

Healthgrades ranked Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox the top hospital in Illinois for surgical care.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has installed a state-of-the-art disinfection devices in its sterile processing department. The system provides continuous disinfection of air and surfaces 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Silver Cross Hospital and Ascension St. Joseph-- Joliet have instituted extra precautions as winter respiratory illness season sees COVID-19, flu, and RSV numbers increase across the state, though local numbers remain moderate.

Wearing a mask is required of all visitors of hospitalized patients in all units while in patient rooms.

The babies were born at Morris Hospital, Silver Cross Hospital andUChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook.

Rotary Club of Joliet funded the cart and Holy Club of Joliet stocked the cart.

Waylon was born shortly before Memorial Day at 25 weeks gestation – 15 weeks ahead of his Aug. 30 due date – weighing 1 pound 12 ounces. He spent 186 days at Silver Cross Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit in New Lenox and is now doing really well.

The top rating for Silver Cross Hospital ion New Lenox came from The Leapfrog Group, a hospital safety watchdog group that sets standards for excellence in patient care,

Ever since Silver Cross opened its NICU in July 2022, more than 70 babies and more than 75 mothers have received care close to home instead of being transferred to a Chicago hospital.