Since 1895, Silver Cross has grown from a 33-bed, two-story hospital into an impressive healthcare network featuring a 304-bed acute-care hospital with a team of more than 3,000 employees, physicians and volunteers. To keep pace with the growing population and ensure quality healthcare for the next century, Silver Cross has recently completed a $400 million state-of-the-art replacement hospital—just three short miles from the current campus at the new I-355 extension in New Lenox. The replacement hospital brings services from Children’s Memorial Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago – the #1 Rehabilitation Hospital in the Nation, and the University of Chicago Medical Center.

FMG, working with RTKL and Silver Cross, was engaged to develop a comprehensive environmental graphics campus and facility masterplan including brand development, donor recognition, wayfinding guides and legacy experiences.