Advocate Health Care Network

Type: Private - Not-for-Profit
On the web: http://www.advocatehealth.com

Advocating wellness in Chicagoland from Palos Heights to Palatine, Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, integrated health care network with more than 250 care sites serving the Chicago and surrounding areas. Advocate's operations include about a dozen acute and specialty care hospitals (including Christ Medical Center, Hope Children's Hospital, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, and Lutheran General Hospital) with more than 3,400 beds, as well as community health clinics and home health care and hospice services. The health system includes the largest physician network of primary care physicians, specialists, and sub-specialists in the state.

Officers:
Chairperson: John F. Timmer
President, CEO, and Director: James H. (Jim) Skogsbergh
EVP and COO: William P. (Bill) Santulli

Competitors:
Covenant Ministries
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Rush System for Health