Expansion Completed At Homer Glen's Silver Cross Emergency Room

HOMER GLEN, IL — The expansion of the Silver Cross Emergency Center in Homer Glen is now complete, according to a release from Silver Cross Hospital.

“When we first opened the facility in 2009, we had the capacity to care for 25 patients per day with little to no wait,” Celia Rademacher, manager of the Homer Glen Free-Standing Emergency Center, said in a release. “However, the need for accessible and timely emergency care has grown exponentially, and we now receive twice as many patients, with roughly 50 or more visits a day.”

Expansion was the only way for Silver Cross to continue to meet the needs of all who come through the doors, said Rademacher.

Last week, the doors opened to the new expansion.

“With the new expansion complete, we’ve increased our exam room capacity by 33% from 6 to 9 rooms and added a 10th room designed for procedures,” she said in a release. “We also added extra lab space, an additional lab draw station, a 2nd nurse’s station, and expanded ultrasound testing.”

Silver Cross’ FEC is staffed 24 hours a day with a team of emergency medicine physicians, nurses, paramedics and support staff specially trained in the treatment of adults, children and infants. It is located at 12701 W. 143rd Street, just east of South Bell Road.

Construction started last year on the expansion, which was a $1.8 million investment.