NEW LENOX, Ill. (WLS) -- The president of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has passed away unexpectedly.
Ruth Colby, 69, had been president of the suburban hospital since 2017.
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The hospital said she died from complications following surgery she had a few weeks ago.
Colby oversaw the opening of the first level three Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Will County and a behavioral health hospital.
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She attended Northwestern University and previously worked at the University of Chicago.