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Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health was a U.S. nonprofit health system formed in 2018 through the combination of Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care, and later combined with Atrium Health in 2022 to form Advocate Health.

Last updated August 31, 2026

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Overview

Advocate Aurora Health was a nonprofit integrated health system serving patients primarily in Illinois and Wisconsin. It was created in 2018 through the combination of Illinois-based Advocate Health Care and Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care. Its operations included hospitals, outpatient care, specialty services, emergency care, and other healthcare activities. The combination was intended to create a larger regional system and integrate clinical, administrative, and care-delivery resources. In 2022, Advocate Aurora Health combined with North Carolina-based Atrium Health to create Advocate Health. Advocate Aurora Health subsequently ceased operating as a standalone combined organization, with its institutions and activities incorporated into the new Advocate Health system. Reliable brand-level information about independent product naming, market positioning, and financial performance is limited, so this entry focuses on the organization’s basic history and service scope.

History

Advocate Aurora Health grew out of two predecessor nonprofit healthcare organizations: Advocate Health Care, primarily operating in Illinois, and Aurora Health Care, primarily operating in Wisconsin. The two organizations completed a combination in 2018 and formed Advocate Aurora Health, creating a nonprofit integrated health system serving patients across both states. The combined system continued to operate hospitals, outpatient facilities, specialty care, and emergency services while expanding and coordinating its regional care network. In 2022, Advocate Aurora Health combined with Atrium Health to establish Advocate Health. Following that combination, Advocate Aurora Health no longer continued as an independent system, and its facilities and services became part of Advocate Health.

  • 2022

    Merger with Atrium Health

    [2]

    Advocate Aurora Health completes merger with Atrium Health to form Advocate Health; the original organization no longer operates as an independent system.

  • 2018

    Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care merge

    [1]

    Two non-profit healthcare organizations primarily serving Illinois and Wisconsin respectively merge to form Advocate Aurora Health.

Products and positioning

Regional non-profit integrated healthcare system

  • healthcare services

    Hospital and inpatient care

    A core service area encompassing hospitals and the diagnostic, treatment, nursing, and related clinical services provided to inpatients across the system’s regional network.

  • healthcare services

    Outpatient care

    Non-inpatient consultations, specialty visits, and follow-up care delivered through outpatient facilities and the broader care network.

  • healthcare services

    Emergency care

    Emergency and urgent medical services provided through the system’s facilities for patients requiring timely assessment, diagnosis, or treatment.

Recent events

  • 2022

    Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health combine to form Advocate Health[2]

    M&A

    Advocate Aurora Health 与 Atrium Health 完成组织合并,形成新的非营利医疗体系 Advocate Health。

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