NEW LENOX, Ill. — Silver Cross Hospital has received a three-year term of accreditation in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Stress, Adult Transesophageal, and Adult Transthoracic by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

Accreditation by the IAC means that Silver Cross Hospital has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive application process including detailed case study review.