Silver Cross Hospital

Since 1913, Childerguild has raised over $6 million for women and children’s healthcare services. All proceeds from the 2024 ball will also benefit these services.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox will host a free event for anyone affected by lung cancer, including patients and their families and friends.

A Shorewood man allegedly hijacked a vehicle outside a New Lenox hospital and ran over an elderly man because he was “desperate and needed drugs to get rid of the withdrawal symptoms,” court records show.

The first 100 people who register for the Diabetes Fair at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox will receive a gift bag.

Plans for a four-story building on the former Silver Cross Hospital campus in Joliet would house Will County Veterans Assistance Commission and other agencies.

New Lenox police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an incident that happened at Silver Cross Hospital on Wednesday in which an 80-year-old man was struck by a vehicle.

Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet hosted a ceremonious ribbon cutting for Honorary Duane Krieger Drive. In 1992, Krieger became chief executive officer of what was then Joliet Area Community Hospice.

Treatments available at the Silver Cross Heart and Vascular Center in New Lenox include minimally invasive interventional radiology procedures.

Shannon Connolly, 47, of Frankfort, manager of central scheduling and insurance verification at Silver Cross, wasn’t even worried when she had the mammogram in November, even after Connolly learned she’d likely need follow-up tests.

The victims were inside Eden’s Bar and Grill at 926 Gardner Ave. in Joliet at the time of the shooting.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox held its very first reunion of Amy, Matthew and Jay Vana Neonatal Intensive Care Unit graduates and the babies’ immediate families. Approximately 250 babies and their families and 20 members of Silver Cross' staff attended.

Silver Cross Boulevard in New Lenox is now Honorary Ruth Colby Boulevard.

Proceeds from the 33rd Annual Silver Cross Charity Golf and Pickleball Classic fundraiser “benefit the greatest needs at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox," according to a news release from Silver cross.

Michal Mutterer, new president and CEO at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, strives to be a role model for his children and his staff.

Michael Mutterer came to Silver Cross in April 2020 as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer and was promoted to senior vice president in 2023. has served as interim president and CEO since Oct. 15, 2023, after the death of then-president Ruth Colby.

Will County State's Attorney announces two new members of Will County Children's Advocacy Center board of directors.

Nyla Brooke Haywood, who was born Nov. 17, 2023, at 22 weeks and 3 days, and weighing 1.1 pounds and measuring 11 inches long, was discharged from Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox the day after Mother’s Day.

Kristin Walls, who is also a second grade teacher at Jones Elementary School in Minooka, had a vertebral artery dissection on Thanksgiving Day.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has received an “A” in patient safety 19 consecutive times since 2015.

Two of Silver Cross' champions are emergency medicine doctors with EM Strategies, who treat patients in the emergency department of the New Lenox 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.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and leader, Ruth Colby,” said Jean Kenol, chairman of the Silver Cross Board of Directors.

Annamae Ginter, 70, of Oak Forest, credits her providers at UChicago Medicine Breast Clinic at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox for helping her beat breast cancer.

The expanded emergency center will have nine treatment rooms, one procedure room, expanded ultrasound testing, and additional labs.

The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry and its Council for Working Women will honor Denise Winfrey on Sept. 13. ATHENA International President & CEO Traci Costa is also planning to attend.

For 15 years, the Silver Cross Healthy Community Commission has provided support for education, enrichment activities for youth and workforce development training

Silver Cross is the only hospital in Will and Grundy counties to earn five stars and one of just 24 in Illinois.

Jen Howard has served as president of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry since April 2020.

Brendan Kelliher, director of UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, praised Dr. Anne R. McCall’s “well-rounded” approach to her patients.

The Tinley Park-Park District said their lifeguards initiated a water rescue Friday afternoon. Upon arrival, emergency authorities provided additional emergency assistance.

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Home Health Care were awarded three-year accreditation from The Joint Commission for providing excellent patient care.

Old National Bank’s $150,000 charitable donation will help fund the expansion of the emergency department in Homer Glen and the Midwest Institute for Lung at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

This “A” in Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for spring 2023, is its 17th straight A The Leapfrog Group has given Silver Cross.

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment can help people with chronic, non-healing wounds that are not responding to standard wound treatment.

Lung care at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox include a pulmonary rehabilitation program and lung cancer screening.

Ruth Colby, Silver Cross Hospital president and CEO, said recognition from Newsweek and other organizations means the community can rely on Silver Cross for high quality care and safety.