Patient Handbook
Telephone Directory
For your convenience, Silver Cross Hospital has installed an Automated Attendant. To reach a patient directly, dial (815) 740-1234, followed by the four-digit telephone extension number at any time during the recording. If you would like Operator assistance, please call the main number, (815) 740-1100.
| Inside Calls | Dial |
| Hospital Operator | "0" |
| Admitting | ext. 7151 |
| Childerguild Gift Shop | ext. 7472 |
| Counseling/Social Services | ext. 7115 |
| Concerns/Complaints | ext. 2772 |
| Home Health | ext. 7124 |
| Information (within the hospital) | "0" |
| Library Cart | ext. 7117 |
| Mail Delivery | ext. 7117 |
| Nursing Office | ext. 7100 |
| Pastoral Care (chaplain) | ext. 7602 |
| Patient Education | ext. 7100 |
| Patient Accounts/Financial Assistance | ext. 7087 |
| Physician Referral Service | 1-888-660-HEAL (4325) |
| Room Repairs | ext. 7160 |
| Senior Advantage Program | ext. 7091 |
Security / Lost & Found
M-F, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
After hours, weekends & holidays |
ext. 7160
"0" |
| Support Groups | 1-888-660-HEAL (4235) |
| Silver Cross Foundation (donations) | ext. 7105 |
| Telephone Service | "0" |
| Television Service | ext. 7160 |
| Volunteer Services | ext. 7117 |
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