Silver Cross Hospital Awarded 5-Star Rating by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Nationally Recognized for Quality, Safety & Patient Experience

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has been awarded a Five-Star rating – the highest possible score – by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as announced by medicare.gov/carecompare.

The ratings, published by CMS, are designed to help consumers compare hospitals by evaluating safety, quality and patient experiences at more than 4,000 hospitals nationwide.

Silver Cross was one of only 10 percent of eligible hospitals in the United States to receive the overall Five-Star rating for 2023. The national average is three out of five stars.

“At Silver Cross, our patients are at the center of everything we do,” said Ruth Colby, Silver Cross Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer. “A CMS 5-Star rating affirms that we are among the nation’s best at providing exceptional patient care and achieving superior outcomes. This recognition belongs to every one of our employees, Medical Staff members and volunteers who always put the care, safety and experience of our patients first.”

The hospital rating system, publicly launched in 2016 by CMS, assigns hospitals one to five stars. The overall summary rating is based on a cumulative score of dozens of measures across five different areas, including mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care.

Silver Cross performed well above the national average in the categories of safety of patient care, mortality and patient experience.

The 2023 CMS Five-Star Rating is in addition to Silver Cross Hospital’s many other national awards, accreditations and recognitions, including 17 Straight A’s for Safety by the Leapfrog Group and 10 times as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals.

For more information about Silver Cross Hospital, visit silvercross.org