Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox adds surgery center

The Silver Cross Surgery Center is a free-standing ambulatory surgery center joint venture between Silver Cross Hospital, independent surgeons and United Surgical Partners International—the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider.

The surgery center has all the resources needed to provide patients with a full range of surgical procedures on a same-day basis. An efficient and low-cost alternative to hospitalization, outpatient surgery reduces a patient’s surgical expenses and insurance co-pays.

The $11 million, 14,000 square foot center has three operating rooms, 12 pre- and post-op beds and a spacious family waiting area. The center also uses Steris Integration equipment, allowing surgeons to visualize their surgical field, display MRI scans and send digital images on 27-inch field monitors and 55-inch wall monitors in operating rooms.

Commonly performed procedures at the center include cataract surgery; ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery; general surgery; gynecology surgery; ophthalmology and oculoplastics; orthopedic surgery; podiatric surgery; and urologic surgery.

The center is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health; Medicare certified; and in compliance with many insurance plans.

Silver Cross Surgery Center is affiliated with nearby Silver Cross Hospital and has a proven safety program for those rare occasions when additional care is needed.

The Center is located at 1003 Pawlak Parkway in New Lenox just across the boulevard from Silver Cross Hospital (I-355 and Route 6).

The Center’s hours of operation are 6 a.m.to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. For more information, call 815-717-1740.

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