Silver Cross Hospital Named Southland’s Best Hospital
Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has been named the Southland’s Best hospital for 2022 by The Times Media Company, publishers of Southland Your Times newspaper. Thousands of readers also voted Silver Cross first for Best Emergency Room, Best Home Health Care, Best Place to Have a Baby, Best Urgent Care, Best Weight Loss Center and Best Medical Lab/Imaging Center.
Quality and accessible health care is one of the pillars of a thriving community. Silver Cross Hospital has provided that life service since 1895.
The hospital's history began when the Will County Union of King's Daughters and Sons opened a 33-bed hospital in Joliet. Their promise to provide quality health care with compassion continues at the current 300-bed hospital that opened in 2012.
Today, the 129-acre New Lenox campus includes medical office buildings, outpatient services, the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross, an ambulatory surgery center, Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital and Will County’s first and only neonatal intensive care unit. In addition, more than a dozen satellite facilities offer physician offices, outpatient testing, physical therapy, 24/7 emergency care in Homer Glen and urgent care in Joliet.
"We're honored that Silver Cross has earned the 2022 Southland's Best recognition from Southland Your Times readers," says Debra Robbins, director of Marketing & Communications. "For 127 years, it's been our privilege to care for generations of families throughout the Southland. And we will continue to be here for you when you need us most."
In addition, several Silver Cross medical staff members also earned tops in their specialties: Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chris Udovich and Dr. David Calimag for Family Medicine; Dr. Paul Tortoriello for Pediatrics; and Dr. Christopher Vittori for Podiatry.
About Silver Cross Hospital
Silver Cross Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit healthcare provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® National Award winner 10 times and honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group. With over 4,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 348-bed acute care hospital – including Will County’s first and only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – and 12 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Silver Cross opened a state-of-the-art replacement hospital in 2012 at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox. In 2021, Silver Cross provided over $42 million in charity care and other community benefits. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit https://www.silvercross.org. 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.
