Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

SERVE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THROUGH WHOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY ROOTED IN FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANS AS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEPROVIDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. INCLUDED IN THESE HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAUMA CARE. AS PART OF ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS STRATEGY AND ITS VISION AND VALUES, ADVOCATE IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND LOW INCOME. ADVOCATE OFFERS A VERY GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REQUIRING NO PAYMENTS FROM THE PATIENTS MOST IN NEED AND PROVIDING DISCOUNTS TO UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS. PATIENTS EARNING UP TO SIX TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) AND INSURED PATIENTS EARNING UP TO TWO AND HALF TIMES THE FPL, MAY QUALIFY FOR A FULL OR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT. ADDITIONALLY, A CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOMES EXCEED THE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCOME GUIDELINES AND HAVE OUTSTANDING PATIENT BALANCES OF $25,000 OR MORE FOR A SINGLE DATE OF SERVICE OR SUM OF SEVERAL DATES OF SERVICE. THESE PATIENTS MAY QUALIFY TO RECEIVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT THAT REDUCES THEIR OUTSTANDING BALANCE TO 25% OF THEIR NET INCOME. FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, ADVOCATE WILL PRESUMPTIVELY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THE FINANCIAL STATUS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IN THESE CASES, THE PATIENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE CHARITY APPLICATION. IF PRESUMPTIVE CRITERIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY IS AVAILABLE USING AN INCOME-BASED SCREENING. ADVOCATE EXTENDS ITS INCOME-BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO ITS INSURED PATIENTS AS WELL. ADVOCATE CONTINUES TO REVIEW AND REFINE ITS POLICY IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP.ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXPERT EMERGENCY CARETODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. IN THE AREA OF TRAUMA CARE, LEVEL 1 DESIGNATION IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL FOR TRAUMA CENTERS. AS LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTERS, FIVE ADVOCATE HOSPITALSADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE CONDELL, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERALCARE FOR THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED PEOPLE IN CHICAGOLAND. AS IS THE CASE WITH ALL ILLINOIS LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS, ADVOCATE'S TRAUMA CENTERS ARE STAFFED BY ON-SITE, 24-HOUR-A-DAY TRAUMA SURGEONS; FEATURE 24-HOUR SURGICAL AND NONSURGICAL SERVICES, SUCH AS RADIOLOGY AND ANESTHESIA; AND CAN ACCOMMODATE HELICOPTER TRANSPORTS. ADVOCATE OPERATES NEARLY ONE-QUARTER OF ALL LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS IN ILLINOIS AND IS THE LARGEST TRAUMA SYSTEM IN THE STATE. TWENTY PERCENT OF TRAUMA PATIENTS IN METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ARE TREATED ANNUALLY IN AN ADVOCATE TRAUMA CENTER. IN 2021, ADVOCATE'S LEVEL I TRAUMA HOSPITALS TREATED 2,744 TRAUMA PATIENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 192 TRAUMA PATIENTS WERE TREATED AT ADVOCATE'S LEVEL II DESIGNATED TRAUMA HOSPITAL ADVOCATE SHERMAN. ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD TRANSITIONED TO A LEVEL I HOSPITAL AND ADVOCATE BROMENN WAS NO LONGER PART OF ADVOCATE IN 2021. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAUMA I AND II PATIENTS, THERE WERE 439,692 NON-TRAUMA ER VISITS TO ADVOCATE'S HOSPITALS IN 2021. (TRAUMA CASES REPRESENT WHEN A HOSPITAL TRAUMA TEAM WAS ACTIVATED. ALSO INCLUDES ACH-OL/PR)

HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. AS PART OF ADVOCATE'S BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, ADVOCATE PHYSICIANS TARGET UNIQUE HEALTH ACCESS NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN CHICAGOLAND AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES OF THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:ADVOCATE ADULT DOWN SYNDROME CENTER. ESTABLISHED IN 1992 THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DOWN SYNDROME (NADS), THE ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP ADULT DOWN SYNDROME CENTER PROVIDES CRUCIAL PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME LIVING IN ALL AREAS OF ILLINOIS. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INDIVIDUALS ARE SERVED THROUGH OVER 7,000 VISITS, INCLUDING CARE IN THE OFFICE, THE PATIENT'S HOME, AT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, NURSING HOMES AND IN THE HOSPITAL. THE CENTER'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, PROVIDES PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH RISK REDUCTION, INCLUDING SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN THEIR OWN HEALTH PROMOTION EFFORTS. REIMBURSEMENT IS REDUCED GIVEN MORE TIME IS PROVIDED TO EACH PATIENT VISIT TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE. FURTHER, ONLY ONE-THIRD OF THE COST OF THE CLINIC IS REIMBURSED THROUGH BILLING INSURANCE DUE TO THE PAYOR MIX. ADVOCATE GENEROUSLY PROVIDES SOME SERVICES THROUGH THE CENTER THAT ARE KEY TO HEALTH PROMOTION BUT THAT ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE OR BILLABLE. IN ADDITION TO PATIENT CARE, THE MISSION OF THE CENTER INCLUDES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. IN 2021, THE CENTER STAFF PROVIDED NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND CLASSES (VIRTUALLY, OF COURSE, DURING THE PANDEMIC), PUBLISHED RESEARCH STUDIES, PROVIDED EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ONLINE AND IN PRINT FORM, AND PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS EDUCATING ABOUT AND RESEARCHING THE EFFECT COVID-19 HAS ON PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME.MAINE TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 207 SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS (SBHC). MAINE TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 207 WAS FACED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO MEET, OR EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY MEETING, THE STATE-MANDATED PHYSICAL AND IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS DUE TO BEING UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF PLANNING AND IN COLLABORATION WITH ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL, THE DISTRICT OPENED A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER (D207 SBHC) IN MAINE EAST HIGH SCHOOL IN MARCH 2003 TO PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO VITAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. ADVOCATE EMPLOYEES SERVE AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PEDIATRICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKER FOR THE GRANT-FUNDED CLINIC. THE CLINIC HAS A SMALL PHARMACY THAT PROVIDES LIMITED MEDICATIONS FOR STUDENTS IN NEED AND ADVOCATE KEEPS THE CLINIC EQUIPPED WITH OFFICE SUPPLIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A TRAINING SITE FOR PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS. OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAINE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 207, THE D207 SBHC HAS HELPED TO PROVIDE MANY STUDENTS WITH PHYSICALS AND IMMUNIZATIONS WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO MAINTAIN ITS 99% IL STATE COMPLIANCE RATE. THE CENTER PROVIDES FREE OR LOW-COST SERVICES INCLUDING PHYSICALS, IMMUNIZATIONS, EMERGENT CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IN 2021, THE SBHC PROGRAM SERVED 2,612 STUDENTS; OF THE 2,612 ENCOUNTERS, 493 WERE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 2,154 RELATED TO GENERAL MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS. BY SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR (AUGUST 2020/JUNE 2021), THE SBHC SERVED 2,656 STUDENTS, 528 ENCOUNTERS WERE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. MEDFEST. IN 2021, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF ILLINOIS FROM HOLDING MEDFESTAN ANNUAL EVENT THAT THE ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP HAD PLANNED TO SPONSOR FOR THE 23RD TIME IN A ROW. WHILE THE TEAM DID NOT ANTICIPATE CANCELING THIS EVENT IN 2021, THE ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP IS INVESTED IN THE CAUSE AND PLANS TO RESUME ITS INVOLVEMENT ONCE THE PANDEMIC SUBSIDES AND IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. MEDFEST IS ANNUALLY HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE STATE. THE EVENT PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS, CREATING AVENUES FOR INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE FOR THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS. ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING THE FREE CLINICAL SERVICES, WHICH RESULT IN PARTICIPANTS ENHANCED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMFORT WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.

MEDICAL EDUCATION (UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION [UME]/GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION [GME]/POST-GRADUATE [CME] MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE ADVOCATE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE (UME) AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVOCATE PHYSICIANS THROUGH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME). ADVOCATE IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) FOR PHYSICIANS. ADVOCATE'S CME PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULING AND PLANNING OF ACCREDITED COURSES, SEMINARS AND MEETINGS FOR ADVOCATE AND NON-ADVOCATE PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION. ADVOCATE'S MEDICAL STAFF SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH GRAND ROUNDS, MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY CONFERENCES, AND ENDURING MATERIALAS WELL AS SINGLE ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND RESEARCH TOPICS. IN 2021, ADVOCATE HOSTED 5915.75 HOURS OF ACCREDITED EDUCATION TO 108,593 PARTICIPANTS, OF WHICH 75,133 WERE PHYSICIANS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, MOST EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED VIRTUALLY WHICH EXPANDED OUR REACH TO A BROADER AUDIENCE ACROSS THE ADVOCATE SYSTEM.IN ADDITION TO TEACHING GME AND CME STUDENTS, ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP (AMG) PHYSICIANS ALSO DEVOTE ONE-ON-ONE TIME TO TEACHING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PA) AND NURSE PRACTIONER (NP) STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE AREA UNIVERSITIES. WHILE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REDUCED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAUGHT IN 2020, THAT NUMBER INCREASE IN 2021. AMG PHYSICIANS WERE ABLE TO DEVOTE 16,690 HOURS TO TEACHING NP STUDENTS IN PHYSICIAN'S OFFICES, A 9,369 HOURS INCREASE WHEN COMPARED TO 2020. SIMILARLY, AMG NP'S PICKED UP CONSIDERABLY MORE HOURS TEACHING NP STUDENTS AT 17,325 HOURS IN 2021 WHEN COMPARED TO THE 11,224 HOURS IN 2020. AMG PHYSICIANS ALSO DEVOTED 9,870 HOURS TO TEACHING PA STUDENTS IN PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, AN INCREASE FROM THE 3,780 PHYSICIAN HOURS REPORTED IN 2020. THE VALUE OF THEIR TIME TEACHING NP AND PA STUDENTS EXCLUSIVELY TOTALED OVER $6.2M IN 2021.DEPENDENT ON EACH HOSPITAL'S OR ADVOCATE'S SYSTEM-LEVEL ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS, THE TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT NURSES, AND STUDENTS IN OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS, SUCH AS RESPIRATORY CARE, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, ETC., ALSO OCCURS THROUGHOUT ADVOCATE'S MULTIPLE SITES. IN 2021, A TOTAL OF 12,482 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WERE TAUGHT ACROSS ALL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS AND SITES THAT REPORT COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR ILLINOIS. ADDITIONALLY, ADVOCATE'S SPIRITUAL LEADERS OVERSEE A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AS WELL. SUPERVISING OVER 200 STUDENT UNITS EACH YEAR, THIS PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEMINARY STUDENTS AND LOCAL FAITH LEADERS TO GROW AND DEVELOP SPIRITUAL CARE MINISTRY SKILLS.NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXPENSE AND REVENUE AMOUNTS YET VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ROLE IN TRAINING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, ARE THE NURSING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT TWO HOSPITALSADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN AND ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OCCUR IN OTHER DISCIPLINES, SUCH AS THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR EXAMPLE, AT MULTIPLE ADVOCATE SITES.

DESCRIPTION OF ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH. ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH IS ONE OF THE 12 LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND A LEADING EMPLOYER IN THE MIDWEST WITH MORE THAN 75,000 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 22,000 NURSES AND THE REGION'S LARGEST EMPLOYED MEDICAL STAFF AND HOME HEALTH ORGANIZATION. A NATIONAL LEADER IN CLINICAL INNOVATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES, CONSUMER EXPERIENCE AND VALUE-BASED CARE, THE SYSTEM SERVES NEARLY 3 MILLION PATIENTS ANNUALLY IN ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN ACROSS MORE THAN 500 SITES OF CARE. ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH IS ENGAGED IN HUNDREDS OF CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH STUDIES, AND IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN CARDIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES, ONCOLOGY, AND PEDIATRICS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $2.5 BILLION IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OUTREACH TO ITS COMMUNITIES IN 2020 TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE WELL. FOR REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ILLINOIS COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACT (2003), THE CONTENT OF THIS REPORT WILL FOCUS ON ADVOCATE AURORA'S ILLINOIS HOSPITALS WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS "ADVOCATE" FOR STATE REPORTING AND LOCAL BRAND IDENTITY PURPOSES. THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES COMPLETED ACROSS ADVOCATE IN 2021--DEMONSTRATING FULFILLMENT OF ALL FEDERAL AND ILLINOIS STATE REQUIREMENTS WHILE ALSO LIVING OUT OUR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH INEQUITY. DESCRIPTION OF ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE (ILLINOIS). WHILE ADVOCATE IS ONE OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MERGED IN APRIL 2018 TO BECOME ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, ADVOCATE IN ILLINOIS MAINTAINS A SEPARATE FEIN AND THEREFORE THE NARRATIVE THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS PERTAINS PREDOMINANTLY TO ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE (ILLINOIS). ADVOCATE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROVIDER THAT IS AFFILIATED WITH BOTH THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA AND THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FULLY INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN ILLINOIS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE MIDWEST. IN 2021, AS PART OF A NETWORK OF NEARLY 400 SITES OF CARE IN ILLINOIS, ADVOCATE'S MORE THAN 37,000 TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED CARE AT NINE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOCATED ON TWO CAMPUSES (OAK LAWN AND PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS), TOTALING 3,285 LICENSED BEDS. ADVOCATE HAD A COMBINED TOTAL OF 165,782 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, 1,469,614 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 442,628 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS (TOTAL TRAUMA AND NON-TRAUMA) IN 2021. IN ADDITION, ADVOCATE IS RECOGNIZED AS HAVING ONE OF THE LARGEST HOME HEALTH CARE COMPANIES IN THE STATE WITH 28,937 ADMITS IN 2021, AND ADVOCATE HOSPICE HAD 136,437 HOSPICE PATIENT DAYS. RECOGNITIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S 2021 TOP WORKPLACES (ADVOCATE AURORA). ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, ONE OF THE 12 LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN THE NATION, HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN RECOGNIZED AMONG THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S TOP WORKPLACES. AWARDED AMID THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC, THIS IS THE THIRD TOP WORKPLACE RECOGNITION FOR ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH SINCE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE AND AURORA HEALTH CARE MERGED IN APRIL 2018. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE HAD WON THE TRIBUNE HONOR SIX TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THIS YEAR, ADVOCATE AURORA IS THE ONLY INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM ON THE TRIBUNE'S LIST OF EXEMPLARY WORKPLACES.2021 TOP WORKPLACES USA (ADVOCATE AURORA). ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, ONE OF THE LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN THE NATION, HAS EARNED THE 2021 TOP WORKPLACES USA AWARD. THIS BRAND NEW, NATIONAL AWARD IS BASED SOLELY ON THE FEEDBACK THROUGH TEAM MEMBER SURVEYS SURROUNDING BUSINESS OUTCOMES, LEADERSHIP, CULTURE DRIVERS, ORGANIZATION BASICS, HEALTH CARE AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. ADVOCATE AURORA IS THE ONLY HEALTH SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION.DAILY HERALD BUSINESS LEDGER'S 2021 BEST PLACES TO WORK (ADVOCATE AURORA). ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN ILLINOIS. THE RECOGNITION WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE BEST PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT IN ILLINOIS, BENEFITING THE STATE'S ECONOMY, WORKFORCE AND BUSINESSES.FORBES' AMERICA'S BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS (ADVOCATE AURORA). ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF FORBES' BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS FOR THE HEALTHCARE & SOCIAL CATEGORY. ADVOCATE AURORA RANKED #68 IN ILLINOIS AND #55 IN WISCONSIN.U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNITION (ADVOCATE AURORA). THREE ADVOCATE AURORA ADULT HOSPITALS (ADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC, AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN EARNED NATIONAL RANKING. CHRIST RANKED 36TH IN THE COUNTRY IN CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY AND 49TH IN GYNECOLOGY; ILLINOIS MASONIC RANKED 48TH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY; AND LUTHERAN RANKED 46TH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY, 48TH IN GYNECOLOGY AND 38TH IN PULMONOLOGY) WERE NAMED TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 'BEST HOSPITALS 2021-2022' LIST.EIGHT ADVOCATE HOSPITALS (ADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE CONDELL, ADVOCATE GOOD SAM, ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC, ADVOCATE LUTHERAN, ADVOCATE SOUTH SUB AND ADVOCATE TRINITY) WERE RANKED AMONG THE BEST REGIONAL HOSPITALS IN ILLINOIS. ADDITIONALLY, 14 ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITALS RATED 'HIGH PERFORMING' BY U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST HOSPITALS IN MATERNITY CARE (UNCOMPLICATED PREGNANCY) FOR 2021. EIGHT OF THE 15 HOSPITALS ON THE ILLINOIS LIST ARE ADVOCATE HOSPITALS AND SIX OF THE 11 ON THE WISCONSIN LIST ARE AURORA HOSPITALS.U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNITION (ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S). ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP 50 'BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 2021-2022' IN THE NATION FOR PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY PROGRAM. FOR THE LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE HOSPITAL RANKED 25TH AND THE YEAR PRIOR RANKED 13TH.IN ADDITION, U.S. NEWS CREATED THE 'BEST CHILDREN'S REGIONAL HOSPITALS' WHICH RANKS AND RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS IN 7 MAJOR REGIONS IN 10 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES. ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RANKED 3RD IN ILLINOIS AND 23RD IN THE MIDWEST.ADVOCATE TREATS MORE PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL OR SYSTEM IN THE STATE THROUGH THE ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. NAMED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOR CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY AS WELL AS NEONATOGY BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S WAS THE FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE ACCREDITATION FROM ACE (ACCREDITATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EXCELLENCE) FOR SETTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE HOSPITAL IS DESCRIBED AS ONE OF 12 "WORLD CLASS" NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS BY THE NATIONAL VERMONT OXFORD "YOUR IDEAL NICU" PROJECT. IN ADDITION, ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S PROVIDES SERVICES FOR COMPLEX SURGERIES DURING PREGNANCY AND NEONATAL PERIODS. THE ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR FETAL CARE IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN CHICAGOLAND, AND ONE OF ONLY 34 SUCH MEDICAL CENTERS IN NORTH AMERICA. IN FACT, ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S IS ONE OF LESS THAN 30 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE THAT PERFORM ADVANCED IN-UTERO FETAL THERAPY PROCEDURES.THREE OF ADVOCATE'S HOSPITALS ARE DESIGNATED LEVEL III (THE STATE'S HIGHEST LEVEL) NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (NICUS). THESE HOSPITALSADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERALHANDLE THE MOST ILL BABIES FROM OTHER ADVOCATE HOSPITALS AND THROUGH TRANSFERS FROM NON-ADVOCATE HOSPITALS IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. IN 2021, THERE WERE 1,639 NICU ADMISSIONS TO ADVOCATE'S NICU-DESIGNATED HOSPITALS.