Advocate Health

Advocate Health, Inc.
Type501(c)(3)Nonprofit organization
IndustryHealthcare
FoundedDecember 2, 2022
Headquarters1000 Blythe Boulevard,
Charlotte, North Carolina
,
United States
Number of locations
69 hospitals (2024)
Area served
Alabama, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin
Key peopleEugene A. Woods(CEO, 2022-present
RevenueIncrease US$9.2 billion (2025)
Increase US$38.94 million (2025)
Decrease US$499.5 million (2025)
Number of employees
160,000 (2025)
SubsidiariesAdvocate Health Care, Aurora Health Care, Atrium Health, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Websiteadvocatehealth.org

Advocate Health, Inc. is a nonprofit hospital network headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, it was created when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged their operations on December 2, 2022. It operates facilities in 6 states in the United States. It is a founding member of Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network (TRAIN).

History

On December 2, 2022, Advocate Health was created when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged. After the merger it stopped suing patients for not paying their bills and reporting them to collection agencies.

In early March 2024, Advocate Health became a founding member of Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network, which was formed by Microsoft. In late March, it sold Maryland based Senior Helpers to Waud Capital, the amount that the private equity firm paid is not known. On September 20, Advocate Health announced that it would cancel 11,500 liens, some that have been unpaid for 20 years.

On February 11, 2026, Advocate Health announced it would donate $1 million to A Home For All, to fight homelessness and housing insecurity in Charlotte. On March 26, the hospital network announced a partnership with Zipline to create the largest hospital drone delivery network in the United States. It is expected to have over 100,000 deliveries, from Charlotte, Chicago, Milwaukee and Georgia. On May 27, it announced a partnership with Lind by using its AI platform with its electronic health record to screen patients for cancer clinical trials. On June 29, it was announced that Advocate Health partnered with Covista, to have nursing students from Chamberlain University gain experience at its hospitals to fill the nursing shortage.

Finances

References

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  24. ↑ Franco, Elise (June 3, 2026). "Advocate Health partners with Lind for AI platform that connects cancer patients to clinical trials". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Covista, Advocate establish nursing student pipeline to address worsening shortage". Modern Healthcare. June 29, 2026. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  26. ↑ Twenter, Paige (June 30, 2026). "Advocate creates workforce pipeline with nation's largest nursing school". Becker's Clinical Leadership. Retrieved October 13, 2026.

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