Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health, now known as Advocate Health following its merger with Atrium Health in December 2022, is a prominent not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The organization operates across six states—Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin—serving nearly 5.4 million unique patients.

The organization comprises 69 hospitals and over 1,000 sites of care, including clinics, outpatient centers, and urgent care facilities.

In Illinois and Wisconsin, Advocate Health operates 28 award-winning hospitals, offering a wide range of services such as emergency care, heart and vascular services, cancer care, orthopedics, and women's health.

Notable Facilities

Notable facilities include Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a 788-bed teaching hospital with a Level I trauma center and a primary stroke center.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, is a 645-bed teaching hospital housing Advocate Children's Hospital, the only children's hospital in the greater north and northwest suburban region of Chicago.

Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, is a 255-bed hospital specializing in heart surgeries and ranked "high performing" in dealing with heart failure.

Commitment and Workforce

Advocate Health is committed to advancing health equity and improving access and affordability for the communities it serves.

The organization employs nearly 162,000 team members, including over 35,000 doctors and medical staff, and 42,000 nurses.

In 2024, Advocate Health delivered more than $6.05 billion in community benefits.

Locations

Advocate Health has locations across Illinois and Wisconsin, including:

• Milwaukee, WI
• Park Ridge, IL
• Skokie, IL
• Saint Francis, WI
• Racine, WI
• Downers Grove, IL
• Kenosha, WI
• Hammond, IN
• Sturtevant, WI
• Des Plaines, IL
• Joliet, IL
• Naperville, IL
• Evanston, IL
• Charlotte, NC
• Green Bay, WI
• Chicago, IL