Advocate Health

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Advocate Health
Company type Nonprofit organization
IndustryHealthcare
FoundedDecember 2, 2022
Headquarters1000 Blythe Boulevard, ,
Number of locations
69 hospitals [1]  (2024)
Area served
Alabama, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$9.2 billion (2025) [2]
Increase2.svg US$8.8 billion (2025) [2]
Decrease2.svg US$499.5 million (2025) [2]
Number of employees
155,000 (2024) [1]
Divisions Advocate Aurora Health, Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Website advocatehealth.org

Advocate Health is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, it was created when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged on December 2, 2022. It operates facilities in 6 states in the United States.

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History

On December 2, 2022, Advocate Health was created when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged. [3] [4] [5] After the merger it quietly stopped sueing patients for not paying their bills and reporting them to collection agencies. [6] [7]

In early March 2024, Advocate Health became a founding member of Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network. [8] [9] In late March, it sold Maryland based Senior Helpers to Waud Capital, the amount that the private equity firm paid is not known. [10] [11] On September 20, Advocate Health announced that it would cancel 11,500 liens, some that have been unpaid for 20 years. [6] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Muoio, Dave (August 28, 2024). "Advocate Health's operating income grows fivefold midway through 2024". FIERCE Healthcare . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Cass, Andrew (June 2, 2025). "Advocate Health's operating income up 217% in Q1". Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  3. Kacik, Alex (December 2, 2022). "Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger" . Modern Healthcare . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  4. Davis, Katherine (December 2, 2022). "Advocate Aurora, Atrium hospital merger complete" . Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. Morse, Susan (December 4, 2022). "Advocate Aurora and Atrium Health complete merger". Healthcare Finance . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Muoio, Dave (September 20, 2024). "Advocate Health wiping all judgment liens on patients' property, cancelling associated debt". FIERCE Healthcare . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. Glenza, Jessica; Feeney, Jules (January 16, 2025). "A giant hospital chain says it's leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree". The Guardian . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. Pifer, Rebecca (March 12, 2024). "Microsoft forms health AI governance network". Healthcare Dive . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  9. Siwicki, Bill (March 14, 2024). "Microsoft and 16 health systems debut network for responsible AI". Healthcare IT News . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  10. Asplund, Jon (March 21, 2024). "Private equity picking up senior home care company from Advocate" . Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  11. Taylor, Mariah (March 22, 2024). "Advocate Health sells home care company to private equity firm" . Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  12. Morgenson, Gretchen (September 20, 2024). "North Carolina hospital company forgives debts of 11,500 people after NBC News report". NBC News . Retrieved August 28, 2025.

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