Healthcare

Quality of Life in Will County, Illinois

Will County offers superb healthcare providers and access to world-class institutions through their partnerships.

Hospitals & Healthcare Services in Will County, Illinois

Will County has three major hospitals geographically located throughout the 850 square mile county offering a multitude of community outreach services, urgent care, neighborhood clinics, prevention programs and collectively employ more than 6,200.

Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center

Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet

Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet, a 480-bed Level 11 trauma center delivers specialty care and 24/7 emergency care to Joliet and the surrounding communities. Ascension Saint Joseph is part of Ascension Illinois which operates 15 hospital campuses and 230 sites of care. Ascension celebrated its 140th anniversary of service in 2022 and provides many advanced health care services.

Edward Plainfield Emergency Center

Edward Plainfield Emergency Center is equipped to care for a wide range of conditions – from small emergencies to more serious. The facility is in the Village of Plainfield and offers 24-hour emergency care services. Access is provided to one of the larger integrated health systems in Illinois through its affiliation with Edward Hospital Naperville and Edward-Elmhurst Health.

Edward-Elmhurst Health Plainfield Emergency Center

Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital, a private 300-bed hospital, was founded in Joliet in 1895. In 2012 the hospital relocated on a multi-building campus in New Lenox. Silver Cross, known for its rapidly expanding services and medical expert partnerships, received approval, and opened Will County’s first Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in 2022 partnering with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital physicians equipped to care for all newborns.

Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital

Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital, situated in New Lenox, specializes in mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The 110 bed facility is a joint venture between Silver Cross Hospital and US HealthVest. The hospital provides mental health and substance use disorder programming for adolescents to senior adults.

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, a 138-bed hospital located in the Village of Bolingbrook in far northwest Will County opened its doors in 2008. In early 2023 they became part of a joint venture to expand health services in the western suburbs. The University of Chicago and AdventHealth partnership, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, combining the expertise and resources of both organizations to bring academic medicine to the western suburbs.

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