Advocate Health Care & Aurora Health Care To Merge

Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care recently announced their plans to merge to create Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest non-profit, integrated health care system in the United States, serving nearly three million consumers each year. The two organizations, known for their track record on clinical quality and outcomes, cited enhanced scale, expanded access, greater efficiencies, and a shared commitment to transform the care delivery model as key drivers for the merger.

Both the Advocate and Aurora Boards of Directors approved the plan, announcing the decision to physicians, nurses, associates and caregivers in both organizations. The merger will . . .