Community Partnerships

It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it takes the effort of many individuals and groups working together to build a healthier community. For over a century, Silver Cross has formed valuable partnerships with many organizations throughout the area to improve the health and quality of life of all those within the all communities we serve. Here are just a few of our partners:

The Will Grundy Medical Clinic provides free medical and dental care to individuals who cannot afford medical care. Many physicians and nurses at Silver Cross volunteer their time to staff the “Free Clinic.” The hospital also provides thousands of dollars in free healthcare services including testing and surgical care.

For over 30 years, Silver Cross has served as the resource hospital for the Will-Grundy EMS System, which includes over 1,200 EMS providers, 30 fire departments and ambulance services, and six hospitals.

The Will County Community Health Center—a division of the Will County Health Department—provides preventive and primary health services to the medically underserved people of Will County regardless of age, sex, color, and ability to pay through direct care and partnerships. Through a five-year $450,000 pledge, Silver Cross helped to fund the construction of the Will County Community Health Center, which opened in 2006. Through our relationship, Silver Cross is the only hospital providing pre-natal and maternity services to over 1,000 expectant mothers and newborns at the Health Center.

The National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc. (NHBW, Inc.) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated t improving the lives of women and their families through support of the arts, culture, health and human service initiatives. Together, with Silver Cross, the Joliet Chapter offers health education and screenings to the community.

Will County residents have access to convenient, affordable and quick medical care at area CVS/pharmacy stores thanks to an alliance between Silver Cross Hospital and MinuteClinic-the pioneer and largest provider of retail-based health care in the country. A member of the Silver Cross staff serves as MinuteClinic's Medical Director in Will County and works cooperatively with MinuteClinic to supervise the clinics and establish medical guidelines.

Since 2001, through a naming rights agreement, Silver Cross has partnered with the City of Joliet and the Joliet JackHammers to bring affordable, family fun to Joliet's City Center. The on-going relationship is the basic foundation that will ensure the continued growth and revitalization of the downtown Joliet area. At Silver Cross Field, fans can learn how to improve their health by visiting the Silver Cross kiosk on the concourse level. Silver Cross and the JackHammers also co-sponsor a 5K Run held each summer at Silver Cross Field.

JACOB

JACOB is a coalition of over 20 churches in the Joliet area. Silver Cross is working together with JACOB to improve the quality of life on the eastside of Joliet and raise awareness of breast cancer is women.

With the growing obesity epidemic, Silver Cross has partnered with the Frankfort Country Market to present the Munchkin Market, a place for children ages 3 to 8 to learn how to eat healthy and fresh through interactive games and crafts.

Caring for the health of area residents has always been a concern for Silver Cross Hospital. With this in mind, the hospital has entered into a partnership with Cardinal Fitness to offer a variety of health education programs, events and screenings throughout the southwest suburbs. In addition to health education, as a part of the partnership, Cardinal Fitness is offering discounted memberships to hospital employees, volunteers and physicians and their immediate family members as well as bariatric surgery, Start Fresh Weight Management, cardiac rehabilitation phase III and physical rehabilitation patients.