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Access to top-rated health care is an important asset for the New Lenox community From emergency care to maintaining routine health checkups and testing, residents of the area have access to some of the best medical facilities, physicians and state-of-the-art equipment�

Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital has served the community since the late 1890s when it first opened a 33-bed hospital in Joliet. As the communities have grown, so too has the medical facilities In 2012 the hospital opened its replacement hospital with room for 348 beds, all private patient rooms

The New Lenox hospital campus is 129 acres with several medical buildings and physician offices.

Additionally, it has built partnerships with other medical facilities to provide health care services Some of the health partners include the pediatric specialists on site from Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, the UChicago Medicine

Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UChicago Medicine for neurosciences and stroke care and the Rush University System for Health for lung care

Silver Cross Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s top 100 Hospitals 10 times including its most recent recognition in 2022 Additionally, it’s been recognized as one of American’s Friendliest Hospitals and earned Straight A’s for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group

Silver Cross is one of the Top 3 robotic surgery centers in the Midwest with four daVinci™ surgical robots The Midwest Institute for Robotic Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital offers the Mako™ robotic-arm assisted surgery for partial knee and total hip replacement Using this technology helps provide more accurate placement and alignment of a patient’s implant

Ascension Saint Josephjoliet

Ascension Saint Joseph is a 489-bed critical care hospital providing healthcare services to the community for more than 140 years, offering a Level II trauma center as well as providing specialty care in a number of areas from cardiology and neurosurgery to the obstetrics and maternity care

Ascension Saint Joseph and its medical group are using some of the latest technology and services to provide the best care for patients Ascension Illinois is the first community health system in in Illinois to offer the Ion Endoluminal Robotic Bronchoscopy System in which a minimally invasive, robotic-assisted platform allows physicians to reach nodules deep within the lung, which were not accessible through traditional bronchoscope Using this breakthrough technology allows the specialty-trained physicians to diagnose lunch diseases and lung cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages

Ascension neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons collaborate on complex, difficult cases to provide for the optimal patient outcome

In 2020 the Hybrid Cath Lab opened, to support specialty procedures done by cardiac surgery, vascular surgery and interventional cardiologists In 2022 the renovation of two cardiovascular operating rooms were entirely renovated with the newest equipment. In 2021 the first Cath Lab was renovated and the second Cath Lab renovation is projected to be complete in 2023, providing new equipment for staff and patients In post-procedure care, a Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab gym was completely refreshed in 2020 with the newest equipment

When it comes to selecting a hospital for maternity care, Ascension Saint Joseph provides prenatal care and classes, obstetrics care for delivery and post-partum care that includes lactation consultants, as well as group support programs and groups for new parents n FOR MORE HEALTH SERVICES – including chiropractors, counselors, dental care, eye care, hospitals, medical centers, pharmacies and more – see the directory on starting on page 33