Member News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 3, 2006

Silver Cross Hospital Announces Employee Accomplishments and Promotions

Morris resident Mark Jepson was recently appointed to Vice President of Human Resources at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. Jepson has served as the Associate Vice President of Human Resources since 2004.

Minooka resident Pat Kroesch has been appointed the Manager of Same Day Surgery and Endoscopy at Silver Cross Hospital. Kroesch recently joined the Silver Cross team, coming from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was the Operating Room Manager.

New Lenox resident Jenny Williams has been appointed as Assistant to the President at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. Williams has served as an Administrative Assistant for the Chief Operating Officer and three Vice Presidents for 22 of the 30 years she has been employed with Silver Cross.

Rockdale resident Leslie Mackowiak was recently certified as an oncology nurse (OCN) at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet.

Elwood resident Lisa Regis, Homer Glen resident Jessica Pappas, New Lenox resident Kera Waseleski, Shorewood resident Jamie Johnson, Braidwood resident Beth Beeding, Manhattan resident Kathleen Crafton, Plainfield resident Maura Strawn, Manhattan resident Kristine Ramirez, Bolingbrook resident Marcia Dixon, Park Forest resident Diane Irby, Denise Juma, Joliet resident Brenda King, New Lenox resident Tina O’Sullivan, Mokena resident Kathy Stoner, Shorewood resident Michelle Alling and Joliet resident Sarah Strezo have passed the Basic EKG Course at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet..

Manhattan resident Tammy Santangelo has been certified as a Department of Transportation Specimen Collector by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association. Santagelo is a counselor with Silver Cross Hospital’s Chemical Dependency Services.

Plainfield resident Angela Bailey, New Lenox resident Paulette Bowman, Frankfort resident Kristen Casner, Homer Glen resident Kathy Copen, Joliet resident Mary Gallegos, Elwood resident Shirley Johnston, Manhattan resident Mary Kinsella, Plainfield resident Jennifer Misch, and Joliet resident Ellen Pavelek have passed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet.

Lockport resident Maryanne Bedwell recently received re-certification as a trauma nurse specialist at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet.

Lockport resident Maryanne Bedwell, Tinley Park resident Elizabeth Gniady, Shorewood resident Beth Gromos, Manhattan resident Mary Kinsella, and Crestwood resident Terry Skulavik recently completed the Emergency Communication Registered Nurse (ECRN) course at Silver Cross Hospital

New Lenox resident Grace Connor and New Lenox resident Mary Beth Bjekich have assumed responsibility as co-leaders in Silver Cross Hospital’s Same Day Surgery Department.

Channahon resident Terry Fenton and Wilmington resident Shelane Solt have passed the trauma nurse course at silver Cross Hospital.

Shorewood resident Beth Gromos, New Lenox resident Dianne Hensel and Plainfield resident Jacki Owen have completed the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course at Silver Cross Hospital.

Elwood resident and Silver Cross Hospital employee Christena Sasser has passed the EKG program at Joliet Junior College.

Orland Park resident Theresa Quinn was appointed 2006 Chairman of the Subcommittee on Access and Registration at the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC). Quinn is the Director of Admitting and Central Scheduling at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet.

Joliet resident Annette Mattea, RN, MSN, has joined the Silver Cross Hospital as Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist. Mattea received her BSN from Rush University and her MSN from Loyola University and has focused primarily on the care of the cardiovascular patient throughout her nursing career. She has worked in a number of clinical settings as staff nurse and functioned as the Research Nurse Coordinator for the

Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at Rush. She served as a consultant for the development of the Heart Assist Device Program at Edward Hospital and most recently as Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Allied Health at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

To learn about career opportunities available at Silver Cross, visit www.silvercross.org or call (815) 740-7095. Silver Cross Hospital has been creating world-class healthcare experiences for the southwest suburban communities for over a century. Silver Cross has been recognized as one of our nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Solucient and as one of America’s Most Friendliest Hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers for two consecutive years. Exceptional care. It’s not unusual. It’s simply the way you should be treated.