Advocate Health

Advocate Health

Company type	Nonprofit organization
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	December 2, 2022
Headquarters	1000 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina , United States
Number of locations	69 hospitals [1]  (2024)
Area served	Alabama, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin
Key people	Eugene A. Woods(CEO, 2022-present [2]
Revenue	US$9.2 billion (2025) [3]
Operating income	US$8.8 billion (2025) [3]
Net income	US$499.5 million (2025) [3]
Number of employees	160,000 (2025) [1]
Subsidiaries	Advocate Health Care, Aurora Health Care, Atrium Health, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine [1]
Website	advocatehealth.org

Advocate Health is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, ^[1] 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.

History

On December 2, 2022, Advocate Health was created when Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged. ^{[4] [5] [6]} After the merger it quietly stopped suing patients for not paying their bills and reporting them to collection agencies. ^{[7] [8]}

In early March 2024, Advocate Health became a founding member of Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network. ^{[9] [10]} In late March, it sold Maryland based Senior Helpers to Waud Capital, the amount that the private equity firm paid is not known. ^{[11] [12]} On September 20, Advocate Health announced that it would cancel 11,500 liens, some that have been unpaid for 20 years. ^{[7] [13]}

Operating income

Advocate Health's 2020s operating income: ^[14]

In 2022, the premerger operating revenue was $28.2 billion. In 2023, the operating revenue of the new hospital network was $31.75 billion, that increased to $34.79 billion in 2024.

References

1. "Advocate Health and The Joint Commission Advancing Quality and Safety for Patients and Communities". Joint Commission . May 25, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
2. Lacour, Greg (November 7, 2025). "2025 Charlotte Of The Year: Eugene Woods". Charlotte Magazine . Retrieved February 5, 2026.
3. Cass, Andrew (June 2, 2025). "Advocate Health's operating income up 217% in Q1". Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
4. Kacik, Alex (December 2, 2022). "Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger" . Modern Healthcare . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
5. Davis, Katherine (December 2, 2022). "Advocate Aurora, Atrium hospital merger complete" . Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
6. Morse, Susan (December 4, 2022). "Advocate Aurora and Atrium Health complete merger". Healthcare Finance . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
7. Muoio, Dave (September 20, 2024). "Advocate Health wiping all judgment liens on patients' property, cancelling associated debt". FIERCE Healthcare . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
8. 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.
9. Pifer, Rebecca (March 12, 2024). "Microsoft forms health AI governance network". Healthcare Dive . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
10. Siwicki, Bill (March 14, 2024). "Microsoft and 16 health systems debut network for responsible AI". Healthcare IT News . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
11. Asplund, Jon (March 21, 2024). "Private equity picking up senior home care company from Advocate" . Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
12. Taylor, Mariah (March 22, 2024). "Advocate Health sells home care company to private equity firm". Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
13. 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.
14. Muoio, Dave (June 23, 2025). "The top non profit health systems by 2024 operating revenue". FIERCE Healthcare . Retrieved February 5, 2026.

Further reading

• Davis, Katherine (December 6, 2023). "Advocate Health will end its first year post-merger in the black, CEOs say" . Crain's Chicago Business . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
• Taylor, Mariah (July 30, 2024). "Advocate Health study plays key role in CMS dementia care model". Becker's Hospital Review . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
• Bruce, Giles (December 2, 2024). "Advocate Health doubles hospital-at-home-capacity: 9 notes". Becker's Health IT . Retrieved August 28, 2025.