Childerguild

for outstanding service in healthcare will be awarded posthumously to

RUTH COLBY

Ruth was PASSIONATE about excellence, quality, and about upholding our Silver Cross promise to treat people the way they should be treated. During her six-year tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer, Ruth’s visionary leadership earned Silver Cross national recognition for safety, quality and experience as evidenced by its 100 Top Hospitals ranking 11 times, a 5-Star Rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and 17 Straight A’s for Safety from the Leapfrog Group. She was a driving force in transforming Silver Cross from a community hospital to a regional medical center and nationally recognized healthcare brand. It is for these reasons we will honor her with this year's Sehring Medal of Excellence.

Childerguild, is a philanthropic group founded in 1910 by a group of 13 benevolent women who could not have children of their own but wanted to support obstetric and pediatric services at Silver Cross Hospital.

Today, we are over 60 members strong and continue to welcome new members who share our mission to support ALL services for women, infants and children served by our hospital.

Childerguild raises funds through sales in our beautiful Gift Shop located in the hospital’s main lobby, trunk shows outside the Seasons Dining Room, as well as proceeds from our annual Ball.

We are extremely proud to have donated over 6.4 million dollars to the Silver Cross Foundation, including $555,000 this year alone, which funded:

35 Bassinet Swivel Sleepers
2 NeoNatal Ventilators
5 Feeding Pumps for the NICU
Pediatric/NeoNatal Ultrasound Simulator

Past year donations funded 2 Neighborhoods in the Amy, Matthew and Jay Vana Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Each neighborhood includes 12 patient rooms and the nurse care station.

for outstanding community service will be awarded to

JUDY MITCHELL

Dr. Judy Mitchell is Joliet Junior College's (JJC) ninth president, now President Emerita. Under her leadership, JJC was the 2021 winner in the Advancing Diversity category from the American Association of Community Colleges. Dr. Mitchell serves on various boards including Silver Cross Hospital, Will County Habitat Board, and Workforce Services of Will County, as well as previously for Will County Center for Economic Development and Grundy County Economic Development, Three Rivers Education Partnership, Kankakee/Grundy Workforce Investment Board. She is a member of New Lenox Rotary, Zonta Club of Joliet, Joliet Chamber of Commerce, New Lenox Chamber of Commerce, and Lincoln Way Area Women’s Business Organization. Judy has been recognized for her contributions to education and the community, receiving the 2022 JJC Alumni Achievement Award, 2022 Boy Scouts of America Rainbow Council Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner, 2021 Gary W. Davis Ethical Leadership Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association and 2018 Zonta Club of Joliet’s Woman of 2018 Distinction Award.

Childerguild

Supporting Womens and Childrens services at Silver Cross Hospital for 114 years.

Childerguild

Supporting Womens and Childrens services at Silver Cross Hospital for 114 years.

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2024 Silver Cross Sehring Medal of Excellence

for outstanding service in healthcare will be awarded posthumously to

RUTH COLBY

Childerguild History

2024 Silver Cross Sangmeister Medal of Excellence

for outstanding community service will be awarded to

JUDY MITCHELL

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