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Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital serving Will County and the SW suburbs of Chicago Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
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Silver Cross Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit healthcare provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. We have been recognized as a 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner 11 times, honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group 22 times, and are rated 4 Stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2024, Healthgrades ranked Silver Cross #1 in Illinois for surgical care. With over 4,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 348-bed acute care hospital and 12 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. We also operate a freestanding Emergency Department in Homer Glen, open 24/7, and 3 Urgent Care Centers, one in New Lenox on our main campus, one in Mokena, and our newest Urgent Care facility in Crest Hill. We also operate Will County's ONLY Level III Perinatal Center with a 24-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through our collaboration with Ann and Robert H. What's more, Silver Cross partners with Chicago's leading academic medical centers to bring our community world-class care close to home, including University of Chicago Medicine, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Rush University System for Health. Additionally, we partner with CTVSA (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates) for our nationally ranked heart program, as well as US HealthVest through the 100-bed Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital, located directly across from our main hospital campus. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital, visit silvercross.org.

03/11/2026

💥 HEART HEROES, WE NEED YOU! 💥🦸‍♀️
We’ve assembled an elite squad of cutting‑edge technology and world‑class heart experts—our very own medical Avengers—to battle heart disease and WIN. But even the strongest heroes fight harder with allies by their side. That’s where you come in.

🌟 Become a sponsor of the 2026 Silver Social! 🌟
📅 Friday, March 27th
📍 CD & ME, Frankfort
Your heroic support keeps lifesaving care close to home for the community that depends on it.

Thank you to our Silver and Lunch sponsors: D'Arcy Buick-GMC, UChicago Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross, Old National Bank, Silver Cross Medical Staff, and Superior Ambulance! 💜💚

⚡ Answer the call. Power up your charitable support online. Together, we save lives—one heroic heartbeat at a time. ❤️ Be part of the victory by securing your sponsorship at https://www.silvercross.org/giving/events/2026-silver-social/2026-silver-social---heart-heroes-unite-tickets or call the Silver Cross Foundation for more information at 815-300-7105.

03/10/2026

: The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center's Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity is hosting a FREE webinar series in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

These webinars are open to ALL, and please feel free to share with friends and family!

Colon Cancer and Genetics
Join UChicago Medicine genetic counselor Emma Keel for a discussion about the link between colon cancer and genetics.
Date: WEDNESDAY, March 11th
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM CT
RSVP: https://qrco.de/CRCgenetics26

Colon Cancer Screening
Join UChicago Medicine gastroenterologist Dr. Sonia Kupfer for a conversation about the different types of colon cancer screenings, and how to stay up-to-date ton your screening
Date: THURSDAY, March 19th
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM CT
RSVP: https://qrco.de/CRCscreening26

Colon Cancer and Gut Health
Join UChicago Medicine dietician Jeffrey Whitridge for a discussion about gut health, nutrition, and colon cancer.
Date: WEDNESDAY, March 25th
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM CT
RSVP: https://qrco.de/crcguthealth26

Early Onset Colon Cancer
Join UChicago medical oncologist Dr. Ardaman Shergill to learn about the rise in early onset colon cancer.
Date: TUESDAY, March 31st
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM CT
RSVP: https://qrco.de/earlyonsetcrc26

03/09/2026

La menopausia no tiene por qué ser confusa. Hablemos de ella abiertamente, con honestidad y con la guía de una experta. Acompáñanos el 12 de marzo a las 5 p.m. para Abrazando el Cambio con Hysoo Ka‑Widmann, MD, obstetra/ginecóloga certificada.

La Dra. Ka explicará la ciencia detrás de la menopausia y ofrecerá soluciones prácticas y basadas en evidencia para síntomas como los sofocos, las alteraciones del sueño y los cambios de ánimo. Ya sea que te estés acercando a la menopausia, estés en pleno proceso o estés apoyando a alguien que la está viviendo, esta conversación te dejará informada, segura y acompañada.

Regístrate aquí: https://bit.ly/4dbIJ34

03/09/2026

When we work together, care becomes safer for everyone. 🤝

Patient Safety Awareness Week reminds us that the strongest foundation for safe care is teamwork. Across our organization, within our care teams, and side‑by‑side with patients and families, every voice matters and every perspective strengthens our approach. And together, we build a safer care environment. 💪🏻

03/07/2026

Unable to attend the Silver Social on Friday, March 27th, but would still like to support heart care at Silver Cross Hospital like a superhero? 💖🦸🏻‍♀️ Consider donating a unique service, experience, or goods as a raffle prize. Your donation can help save a life! Contact Kelly Baltas in the Silver Cross Foundation at (815) 300-7105 or kbaltas@silvercross.org to arrange a delivery or pick up.

🔗 https://www.silvercross.org/giving/events/2026-silver-social

03/06/2026

🎸⭐ to Krista Weisenfluh, RN, PCU; Karol Owens, Patient Accounts; and April Stehlik, Outpatient Endoscopy Center—who were recognized by their patients and peers for being exceptional members of our Silver Cross team.

Thank you to our Rock Stars for continuing to live our values and behaviors in your daily work! 👏🏻 We are !

Did you meet a Silver Cross Rock Star? Nominate them here: https://bit.ly/SCHRockStar

03/05/2026

🕰️ As clocks “spring forward” this Sunday to usher in daylight savings time, millions of Americans will lose one hour of sleep. An adjustment that small may seem minor on the surface but it’s one that carries significant health consequences, according to Dr. Salah Lababidy, board-certified pulmonologist and sleep specialist and Medical Director of the Silver Cross Sleep Disorders Center.

“People often underestimate how important one hour of sleep is,” Dr. Lababidy added. “Losing that hour can lead to circadian misalignment—essentially a form of ‘mini jet lag’—that affects alertness, cardiovascular health, mood, and overall performance. Children may feel these effects even more strongly because their sleep needs are greater.”

“As we prepare for daylight savings time, prioritizing sleep – both for adults and kids – is the best way to protect overall health,” Dr. Lababidy added. “A well‑rested body is far more capable of adjusting safely.”

Read Dr. Lababidy's tips for better sleep (and tips for parents, too!) here: https://bit.ly/4aRSmCy

03/04/2026

During wound healing, your body is busy adding new tissue, replacing fluids lost in wound drainage and fighting infection. No wonder it needs a little extra nutrition to get it all done!

Silver Cross Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine is located at 📍1851 Silver Cross Blvd. in Pavilion D, Suite 130 🖱 https://bit.ly/3X9uzaE 📞815-300-5997

03/04/2026

One in two Americans who should have a colonoscopy don’t. Why? They’re scared about pain during the procedure, potential findings after and discomfort from the colon prep the night before; and they’re embarrassed about the intimate nature of the screening itself.

But before you put colonoscopy off for these or other reasons, you should know: colonoscopy saves lives!

If you’re 45 or older and haven’t had a colonoscopy yet, here are five important reasons why you should: ➡️ https://www.silvercross.org/stay-well/five-reasons-you-should-schedule-your-colonoscopy-today/

03/02/2026

Congratulations to our BEE Award winner, Latifah Williams, CNA! 🐝

In the nomination letter, her patient’s wife shared: “The world needs more Latifah's. She's not just a CNA; she's a CNA that loves what she does.”

Thank you, Latifah, for Being Excellent Every Day.

Did you meet an amazing CNA at Silver Cross? Nominate them here: https://bit.ly/schBEEaward

02/28/2026

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As a truant officer/de-escalator in an alternative school, Timothy Scott is used to dealing with crises. When he had one of his own late last year, the 62-year-old Country Club Hills resident is thankful the heart team at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox was there to save his life.

“I believe God put me in their hands at Silver Cross because He knows I have more work to do with those kids,”

Timothy, pictured here with wife, Sandra, said he had dealt with heart arrythmias since childhood, but they had been infrequent and not much of an issue until late October last year.

“It turns out I had a tumor growing in my left ventricle that was crowding out the area around the heart. It’s benign, thank God, but I was referred to Dr. Pat Pappas for surgery. He’s one of the foremost cardiothoracic surgeons in the nation.”

“I just can’t tell you how grateful I am that they caught this, and that I got such wonderful care at Silver Cross. All the people who helped me were just wonderful, and I can’t thank them enough.”

For more information about heart care at Silver Cross, or to schedule a $49 heart scan, visit silvercross.org/heart

Read Timothy’s full story here: https://bit.ly/4tZpxvj

02/28/2026

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Matthew Schmidt, MD, joined the medical staff at our former hospital campus in Joliet some 25 years ago, and he remembers the outstanding medical staff well. A quarter century later, he experienced it firsthand at our New Lenox campus, which just celebrated 14 years at the new location.

Dr. Schmidt, 59, who has an ophthalmology practice with offices in Orland Park and Palos Heights, noticed a couple years ago that his blood pressure was running slightly high. Knowing his HDL – or “good cholesterol” – was chronically low, he reached out to an old friend from medical school, Dr. Joseph Stella, a cardiologist here at Silver Cross, and Chairman of our cardiology department.

Dr. Stella ordered a $49 heart scan (a calcium artery scoring CT scan) that measures calcium in coronary arteries.

“My score was high, so I did a stress test, which at the time showed no problems. He put me on a statin medication for the low HDL,” Dr. Schmidt said. However, a follow up stress test in November 2025 showed an abnormality. This led to a coronary angiogram that showed a 75 percent blockage in the main coronary artery.

Since the blockage was located in an area that made a stent impossible, doctors recommended coronary artery bypass graft surgery, which was performed in December.

“That’s a big surgery, but they had me up in the chair the very next day. I spent only four days in the hospital and was back to work in less than four weeks,” Dr. Schmidt said. “Now here I am after major heart surgery, back caring for my family and my patients. It is just awesome. I can’t say enough good things about Silver Cross.”

Read Dr. Schmidt’s full story here: https://bit.ly/3OHj73W

Address

1900 Silver Cross Boulevard
New Lenox, IL
60451

Telephone

+18153001100

Website

http://www.silvercross.org/

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