Friends of Silver CrossPace and Silver Cross Hospital Work Together to Ensure Public Transit Access to the Replacement HospitalGreat news... Silver Cross is working to provide better access to ALL patients, staff and visitors.Even before groundbreaking has taken place at the future site of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Pace and the hospital have developed plans to assist with the transportation-related aspects of the relocation from the east side of Joliet. Using data provided by the hospital to anonymously plot the home addresses of employees, Pace provided a report of available transportation options including fixed-route bus service, vanpools, and carpools via its newly redeveloped Ridesharing program. “Providing better access to quality healthcare for all of our patients is Silver Cross’ number one priority,” said Silver Cross Hospital, CEO and President, Paul Pawlak. “We have been pleased to work with Pace to ensure the replacement hospital will be easily accessible to all of our patients, visitors, staff and the communities we serve.” Silver Cross staff participated in an effort by Pace to restructure and improve bus service in Will County and other south suburban areas. As a result of the hospital’s communication regarding the new site, Pace has made adjustments to its proposed plans for service to New Lenox in order to provide direct service to the medical center. “By opening the lines of communication between Silver Cross and Pace early in the process, we were able to incorporate their future plans into ours and come up with a lot of mutually beneficial results,” said Pace Board Chairman Richard Kwasneski. Pace and Silver Cross representatives began working together shortly after the hospital announced its plans to relocate to New Lenox. In addition to performing an origin-destination analysis for employees to determine transit and ridesharing options, Pace staff reviewed the proposed plans for the new hospital’s grounds to offer tips on maximizing transit and pedestrian access. “Pace and Silver Cross have been working together to ensure that this move will be an easy transition for the many people that work there or those who rely on its services,” said Kwasneski. Help Silver Cross ensure better access to quality health care for all patients by supporting its plans to build a replacement hospital which will provide more services, state-of-the-art technology and better access to all families. Please send a letter of support to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. Please address your letter to: Jeffrey S. Mark, Executive Secretary Read past Friends of Silver Cross messages 
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