Community Benefit

In Fiscal Year 2023, Silver Cross Hospital provided over $61 million in community benefit.

  • An additional over $12.87 million in unreimbursed Medicaid services at cost was also provided to the community.
  • Over $2.5 million was in charity care (at cost) for which Silver Cross does not expect payment.

Charity Care: Pledge to Provide Free Care

  • Silver Cross Hospital has a policy and defined guidelines for identifying and assisting low-income, uninsured individuals who reside in our community, and who do not have the ability to pay full charges, and for providing financial assistance to patients who have exhausted their insurance benefits.

  • We provide financial assistance to patients who maintain a household income up to 400% above the Federal Poverty Level. In addition, we provide a 50% discount off of charge to all uninsured patients.

Subsidized Services, Screenings and Scholarships

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  • Silver Cross gave more than $45 million in other community benefit last year, which included unreimbursed Medicare, free and subsidized health services, education, donations, assistance, programs and screenings.

Healthy Community Commission

  • Through the Silver Cross Healthy Community Commission, the Hospital also awarded over $225,000 in healthcare-related scholarships, workforce development grants and quality of life initiatives.
  • Over 50,000 individuals associated with local organizations such as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Community Service Council, Harvey Brooks Foundation, Hispanic/Latino Coalition of Will County, NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), National Hook-up For Black Women, and Warren Sharp Community Center were beneficiaries of Silver Cross’ investment in the community.

To learn more about other ways Silver Cross is providing benefit to the Community, click here for a copy of the FY2023 Community Benefit Report and click here to view our Community Health Needs Assessment–2023 and the 2024-2026 Silver Cross Implementation Plan.

View 2020 Community Health Needs Assessment
View 2021 Caring for Our Community Brochure
View 2022 Caring for Our Community Brochure
View 2023 Caring for Our Community Brochure
View 2021-2023 Silver Cross Implementation Plan

Giving Back to Our Community

View our FY2023 Brochure

Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.