Silver Cross Hospital

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About Silver Cross Hospital
Since 1895 Silver Cross has grown from a 33bed twostory hospital into an impressive health care network featuring a 304bed acute care hospital with a team of 2500 physicians employees and volunteers Located in one of the fastest growing city in the fastest growing county in Illinois Silver Cross serves many communities in Will Grundy and southwestern Cook Counties The Joliet hospital is less than an hour drive from downtown Chicago

To keep pace with the growing population and ensure quality health care for the next century Silver Cross is building a 400 million stateofthe art replacement hospital just three short miles from the current campus at the new I355 extension in New Lenox Opening in 2012 the replacement hospital will bring an enhanced partnership with Childrens Memorial pediatric specialists from Chicago All 289 patient rooms will be private and able to accommodate todays medical technology ultimately reducing unnecessary transfers and the risk of infection and injury And the hospitals design will create efficiencies between departments and an environment that reduces wait times The new 70acre New Lenox campus will also include an outpatient medical services building and a physician office building scheduled to open in 2009

Over the years Silver Cross has developed an extensive ambulatory network throughout its region that includes eight satellite facilities with over 90 physicians and an array of outpatient services such as Xray MRI CT mammography therapy dialysis and occupational health care Silver Cross recently opened a 30000 sq ft replacement medical center in Homer Glen The modern facility brings new services to the community including hightech diagnostic imaging and physician offices The hospital also has plans to bring walkin EmergiCare staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week by emergency department trained physicians within the next year

Silver Cross is setting the standard of care in its region Through its commitment to clinical quality attention to patient safety and dedication to details and personal service Silver Cross has been named a Thomson Reuters Healthcare formerly Solucient 100 Top Hospitals National Award Winner for the past five consecutive years 20042008 Only 9 hospitals in the entire country have received this honor for the past five years and Silver Cross is the only hospital in Illinois Patients cared for a 100 Top Hospitals including Silver Cross have higher survival rates are less likely to have complications higher satisfaction and are cared for in a safer environment

Silver Cross is also known for its customer service currently ranking in the top 15 of hospitals nationally for its Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores In addition the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers selected Silver Cross as a 200809 Hospital of Choice recognizing the organization as one of Americas Most Customer Friendly Hospitals and as one of only 10 finalists for the first Hospital of the Year Award

To learn more about Silver Cross call 815 7401100 or just stop by and experience Silver Cross firsthand Wed love to give you a tour

History

Silver Cross History
Over a Century of Caring for Our Community
1890
Will County Union of Kings Daughters and Sons organized five years spent in planning

1891
Incorporation

1892
Shovel Day Groundbreaking

1893
Construction begins for new hospital

1895
Silver Cross admits first patient First operation performed School of Nursing opens Silver Cross is now a 33bed 2story hospital The logo is the Kings Daughters emblemthe Maltese Cross Silver Cross Hospital is completed at a cost of 3990707 and through prudent management is completely debt free Miss Mary A Porter and Miss Margaret Main become the first Silver Cross nurses to receive diplomas Cornerstone placed and Silver Cross dedicated to serve the community

1896
74 patients admitted 34 operations performed

1897
First class graduates from Silver Cross Hospital School of Nursing Advisory Board inaugurates the first Trolley Day to raise funds for the hospital

1910
Childerguild organized

1919
North wing construction and improvements cost 165688

1922
Average stay is 22 days 219 babies born 46 nursing students 1683 patients admitted

1925
First Childerguild Ball held at Dellwood Park

1934
Holly Club Childerguild and the Kings Daughters combine resources to provide free hospitalization for 1250 children

1940
Obstetrical wing added Katherine Miller Woodruff Nursery constructed equipped and dedicated through her generous 4000 gift new shockproof Xray equipment purchased for 5000 24 nurses graduate first issue of Silver Linings published

1944
First portable Xray machine used

1946
Average cost per patient day is 939

1949
Blood Bank opens at Silver Cross

1950
Hospital operates 175 adult beds Childerguild opens a gift shop in the hospital Lobby

1952
Physical Therapy Department opens

1954
Silver Cross dedicates flag pole on Walnut Street to nurses for serving in World War II

1955
First Cystoscopic table with Xray capabilities cost is 22000

1958
New diagnostic and treatment wing costs 675000 Cobalt Theratron installed in Radiology cost is 35000

1959
Postoperative recovery room costs 15000 School of Xray Technology approved by American Medical Association First disaster plan developed and implemented Postoperative recovery room donated by Childerguild costs 15000 School of Medical Technology starts at Silver Cross Hospital Mobile emergency systems setup for disasters Installation of IBM program in business office Inservice volunteer program begins at Silver Cross General dictating for medical staff is used Patients library opens

1960
First mock disaster drill is performed

1961
Advisory Board Encore Shop opens New surgical suite expansion made to fourth floor

1963
Largest fallout shelter in Will County is Silver Cross Hospital Chapel is completely paid for and donated by Advisory Board First fluoroscopic and radiographic unit with closed circuit television recoding on tape cost 75000

1965
Building One Francis Pavilion cost 95 million to build

1966
First Inhalation Therapy Department established New food cart allows for warm and cold areas on same cart Magnascanner introduced to Silver Cross for mapping small amounts of radioactive isotopes

1967
Dorris Mullen Heliport dedicated on top of third floor only woman helicopter pilot in Joliet Pocket pagers play a role in nursing communication EEG Laboratory established Shovel Day for breaking ground on Building Onethe same shovel used in 1892 Telephone recorder system is installed permitting physicians to phone in orders to go in patients chart

1968
New Cardiac and Intensive Care Unit opens

1969
New Xray image intensifier purchased for operating room

1970
After 75 years of training nurses School of Nursing closes and transforms into Professional Building Over the years Silver Cross graduated approximately 985 nurses Building One completed with 180 beds patients move into new building

1972
Encore Shop moves into Professional Building Mobile Intensive Care program network begins

1973
Hemodialysis unit opens Department of Nuclear Medicine developed

1975
Celebrity spotlight organized

1977
New surgical suite opened New CT scanner installed

1978
Medical Arts Building opens West Wing

1979
Ultrasound imaging begins at Silver Cross Medical Arts Building completed

1980
Student Nurse program implemented

1981
Rabbi Morris M Hershman elected president of Board of Directors 19811997

1982
Outpatient department opens Silver Cross Hospital School of Medical Technology graduates the last class New endoscopy service offered at Silver Cross First baby born in new birthing center

1983
18bed adult patient alcohol and chemical dependency program started

1984
Wilmington Health Care Center opens First alcohol and chemical dependency program for adolescents opens unit accommodates 1016 patients Fifth floor OB unit opens New procedure is introducedvideofluoroscopy speech swallows New laboratory facilities open New Acuson 128 computed sonography system installed in Ultrasound

1985
New Gamma camera installed in Nuclear Medicine Homer clinic opens Health Service Medical began on Barney Drive later moves to 1051 Essington Rd

1986
New special procedures Department opens in Radiology with Digital capabilities Silver Cross Home Health Department begins Charles E Hoffman Cancer Center dedicated Silver Cross becomes a Level II Trauma Center

1987
New Mobile MRI offers hightech convenience to patients 26bed pediatrics department opens MedWorks Occupational Health program started

1988
Lemont Clinic becomes part of HSSI Cardiac Rehabilitation begins offering patients Phase II care Laser surgery comes to Silver Cross

1989
Psychiatric unit opens 20 beds Opening of new Radiology Department Xray technology on wheels travels to Silver Cross Hospital amp Clinics MTI Mobile Technology Inc Gateway opens as health resource center at Jefferson Square Mall Silver Cross Hospital takes over Romeoville Clinic New Spect Imaging offered in Nuclear Medicine First Cardiac Cath performed at Silver Cross Hospital

1990
New Patient Information System Datacare System installed New Emergency Department completed Silver Cross affiliates with the Northwestern Healthcare Networkthe largest healthcare system in the Chicagoland area

1991
Second Dialysis Center openedRenal Center West New Lenox clinic opens Silver Cross sponsors 475 MASH Unit during Gulf Crisis donates over 4000 to this unit

1992
Physical Therapy expands to satellite clinics Two mobile Mammography units begin traveling to clinics

1993
Electronic thermometers amp plastic IV bags introduced at Silver Cross

1994
Manhattan Clinic opens New ATampT telephone system installed Silver Cross engages Press Ganey for new customer service program Silver Cross partners with the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch CINN to form a Neurosurgery Center of Excellence This is CINNs first convenient location

1995
New information system installed Meditech New ICU opens Silver Cross celebrates Centennial anniversary Silver Cross partners with Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago for 24hour inhouse pediatricneonatal services

1996
Romeoville Medical Clinic closes Silver Cross partners with Parkview Orthopedic Groupthe team physicians for the Chicago White Sox to create an Orthopedic Center of Excellence Silver Cross creates a Diabetes Center of Excellence Silver Cross joins over 30 other area organizations to form the Partnership for a Healthier Community Focus 2000 patient centered care model implemented in hospital Emergency Department customer service recognized at annual Press Ganey conference

1997
Silver Cross receives highest survey score in hospitals history from JCAHO Hazel Francis donates 282 acres of land valued at over 7 million to Silver Cross Foundation Silver Cross incorporates new logo and changes the name of its convenient locations to Silver Cross Medical Centers Final beam placed on new Arthur amp Vera Smith Pavilion Silver Cross partners with Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University to form Silver Cross Cancer Center Cardinal Sleep Center opens facility at Silver Cross Silver Cross becomes showsite for Siemens E Cam Imaging System Employee Sharing Plan and Corporate Compliance programs implemented Silver Cross received 100000 gift from Mae B Lloyd to fund the hospitals new Serenity Garden Professional Building demolished to make room for new Outpatient Pavilion

1998
92000 sq ft 3story Arthur and Vera Smith Outpatient Pavilion opens houses dialysis unit main Lobby Surgery and Diagnostic services cost is 22 million Silver Cross Medical CenterChannahon opens cost is 15 million First Silver Cross Medals of Excellence Awarded to former US Congressman George Sangmeister and George H Sehring MD Building One renamed John E and Hazel W Francis Pavilion Open MRI available at Silver Cross Medical CenterWest Joliet Silver Cross Renal Centers celebrate 25th anniversary of dialysis services Telemedicine program allows rapid transmission of echocardiograms from Silver Cross to Childrens Memorial cardiologists New radioactive Iodine 125 seed implant treatment for prostate cancer available at Silver Cross James M Stephenson Jr elected Chairman of Silver Cross Board of Directors 19982001 Silver Cross Diabetes Center of Excellence receives ADA recognition as its education program Silver Cross launches website

1999
Silver Cross Cancer Center selected participates in STAR clinical trial for breast cancer Northwestern Healthcare Network disbands Silver Cross Community Trustees formed New 10bed inpatient rehabilitation unit opens Silver Cross Ultrasound equipment to Will County Health Department

2000
No Y2K Bug after all Third dialysis facility opens in Morris making Silver Cross the largest provider of dialysis in WillGrundy counties New lymphedema program starts Silver Cross Continence Center acquires NeoControl chair Childerguild donates 90000 toward OB unit renovation Advisory Board completes 51000 pledge for new surgical table StealthSystem computer imaging equipment used to pinpoint brain tumors and spine disorder more effectively Wyllie H Mullen MD gives 1 million for new CTMRI diagnostic imaging center Nursing staff cuts patient reporting time in half with new VoiceCare dictation system Childerguild Gift Shop celebrates 50th anniversary WillGrundy EMS System celebrates 25 years of saving lives New inpatient detox program started Videoconferencing equipment gives patients access to top cancer specialists

2001
Silver Cross chosen as Healthcare Advisory Board Beta Site for EStrategies New pain management guidelines implemented Lincoln Way High School Internship Program starts Silver Cross is one of only 3 hospitals in Chicago area to use Apligraf skin graft system Russ Slinkard elected as Chairman of Silver Cross Board of Directors 20012004 Lasik surgery and carticel implantation available Cancer Center participates in largest prostate cancer prevention trial SELECT New 6 million birthing center opens Silver Cross dedicates new Chapel ED reduces wait time with new patient tracking system and bedside admitting process 300stall parking lot opens Emergency services recognized by State for Pediatric Care Hospital acquires naming rights to Silver Cross Field Lab adds eight new instruments

2002
Third amp fourth floor patient units remodeled Silver Cross first is area to offer appointments for tests within 48 hours LaVerne and Dorothy Brown pledge 1 million to fund new cardiovascular institute Hospital policies and procedures available online WESCOM nursing locator badges implemented Silver Cross acquires PET mobile imaging system Silver Cross onsite CNA program established FAST TRACK registration program implemented Frances Patterson leaves 14 million in estate gift Birthing Center earns 5star HealthGrades rating for quality of care Physical Rehab and Performance Center takes new name remodels and acquires new Hydrotack water exercise equipment

2003
Specialty Care Pavilion and Brown Cardiovascular Institute opens Chicago Consumers Checkbook rates Silver Cross as best hospital for customer service quality Four dialysis stations addedSilver Cross now operates 44 dialysis stations Illinois first mobile PETCT showcased outside of hospital Centennial Celebration of Silver Cross School of Nursing Alumnae Association group disbands Outpatient staff implements FISH Philosophy customer service programs First Tommy John and gastric bypass surgeries performed Renal Centers win four awards from the Renal Network for quality patient outcomes Employee Fitness Program begins SBC Gives 22500 grant for Staff Education Center

2004
Silver Cross Pledges 450000 for new Community Health Center Kings Daughters and Sons Donates 12700 for dialysis equipment Named one of Americas Friendliest Hospitals by American Alliance of Healthcare Providers First WomanNurse appointed Chairman of Silver Cross Board of Directors Connie Curran Three dedicated endoscopy suites opened Nurses improve patient care with PalmCare handheld wireless technology Hospital holds Tort Reform Rally Named a Solucient 100 Top Hospital Performance Improvement Leader Childerguild completes 100000 nursery renovation pledge Lloyd W Jessen Health Sciences Library replaced with new virtual library Silver Cross featured nationally on ABC Family channel Construction begins on new Francis Pavilion entrance and 35bed patient care floor First laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery performed