Advocate Aurora Health

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Advocate Aurora Health
FormerlyAurora Healthcare
TypeNot-for-profit corporation
IndustryHealth care
Founded1984; 37 years ago (1984)
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Downers Grove, Illinois
Area served
Eastern Wisconsin and Illinois
Key people
Jim Skogsbergh, President & CEO
Revenue$12 billion
Number of employees
75,000
Websitewww.aah.org

Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) is a non-profit health care system with dual headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Downers Grove, Illinois. The system has 26 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care. AAH has 75,000 employees and 10,000 employed physicians. The health system formed as a result of a merger between Illinois-based Advocate Health Care and Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care. AAH is a teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.[1]

History[]

1980 - 1990s[]

Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center

In 1984, St. Luke's Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center formed an affiliation called St. Luke's Samaritan Health Care.[2] In 1987, the organization was renamed to Aurora Health Care.[3] In 1988, after forming a partnership with Aurora, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Milwaukee joined Aurora Health Care. Between 1992 and 1995, the health care system added five more hospitals: Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center (1992),[4] Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital (1993), Hartford Memorial Hospital (1993), Two Rivers Community Hospital (1993), and West Allis Memorial Hospital (1995).

In 1995, two additional hospitals joined Aurora Health Care: Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, owned by Walworth County, and Trinity Memorial Hospital in Cudahy, founded in 1958 and owned by Catholic Health Corp. Aurora acquired Lakeland Medical Center for about $16 million. In the deal, Aurora assumed the hospital's bond obligations and debt and agreed to contribute to a fund to cover the uninsured.[5] In February 1996, Memorial Hospital of Burlington joined Aurora Health Care.

Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.

In 1998, Aurora built its first hospital, on the west side of Kenosha, which opened in February 1999. That same year Aurora replaced Two Rivers Community Hospital with a new facility, which opened in June 2000.

2000s[]

In 2002, a 5-story Aurora Women's Pavilion was opened at West Allis Memorial Hospital. On October 27, 2003, the health care system opened a new 84-bed hospital in Oshkosh.[6][7] In 2004, a 270-bed 12-story tower opened at St. Luke Medical Center, which was built atop the existing parking structure.[8]

In March 2004, Aurora Health Care announced a new QuickCare service, the first of its kind in the Milwaukee area. The kiosks, known as Aurora QuickCare, are staffed by providers who handle basic, common medical issues for a flat rate.[9] Aurora has opened 19 of these facilities including five in Walmart Supercenters.[10]

In 2006, after 22 years at the health care organization, G. Edwin Howe retired as president and chief executive officer.[11] Nick Turkal, a family practice physician and president of Aurora's metro Milwaukee region, was chosen as Howe's replacement. Turkal had been employed by Aurora Health Care since 1987.[12]

In March 2001, Aurora announced plans to build a new hospital in the Pabst Farms development in the city of Oconomowoc. The Oconomowoc Common Council rezoned the property in June 2001, preventing the development. Aurora sued Oconomowoc because it believed that the rezoning was done illegally.[13] In 2004, Aurora revealed plans to construct a hospital in the Pabst Farms development located in the Town of Summit a few hundred feet (around 100 meters) south of the proposed Oconomowoc site. In 2007, the Summit Town Board approved the new Aurora hospital, which was planned to have a capacity of 110 beds[14] and to have been completed in March 2010.[15]

On July 31, 2007, Advanced Healthcare, an independent practice in southeastern Wisconsin, and Aurora Health Care announced that they would join "under a broad affiliation agreement."[16][17] According to the agreement, the leadership of Advanced Healthcare would remain intact. In concert with the purchase announcement, Aurora and Advanced Healthcare constructed a new hospital in Grafton, which opened in late 2010. Health care industry experts estimated the total cost of purchasing Advanced Healthcare and constructing the Grafton hospital at $250 million.[16]

Advocate Health Care merger agreement[]

On December 4, 2017, Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care Network of Illinois announced a merger agreement.[18]

Research[]

Formed in 2010, the Advocate Aurora Research Institute is part of Advocate Aurora Health, which conducts research and clinical trials.[19] In 2019, the Advocate Aurora Research Institute conducted 621 clinical trials, published 505 scientific articles, and received $36.8 million in external funding.[20]

Launched in 2014, Advocate Aurora Health publishes the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews (JPCRR), a peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal.[21] JPCRR content is published quarterly, with content freely available online.[21]

Hospitals[]

Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay

Wisconsin

  • Aurora BayCare Medical Center (Green Bay)
  • Aurora Lakeland Medical Center (Elkhorn)
  • Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County (Two Rivers)
  • Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington (Burlington)
  • Aurora Psychiatric Hospital (Wauwatosa)
  • Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (Milwaukee)
  • Aurora St. Luke's South Shore (Cudahy)
  • Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center (Sheboygan)
  • Aurora Sinai Medical Center (Milwaukee)
  • Aurora West Allis Medical Center (West Allis)

Illinois

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Boulton, Guy (December 4, 2017). "Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care to merge". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  3. ^ "Aurora Health Care CEO Howe to retire". Milwaukee Business Journal. March 24, 2006.
  4. ^ Gregg, Helen (June 28, 2013). "100 Great Community Hospitals". Becker's Hospital Review.
  5. ^ Lincoln, Judy (March 15, 1995). "Country OKs hospital deal with Aurora". Milwaukee Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  6. ^ "Open house celebration Oct. 25 to unveil Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh" (Press release). Aurora Health Care. August 31, 2003. Archived from the original on January 17, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
  7. ^ Trewyn, Phill (March 28, 2003). "Aurora on track in Oshkosh". The Business Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
  8. ^ Trewyn, Phill (September 3, 2003). "The answer at St. Luke's: elevate". The Business Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
  9. ^ Williams, Scott (May 28, 2004). "Aurora plans to launch 8 'Quick Care' kiosks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. FindArticles.com.
  10. ^ "Aurora Facilities". Aurora Health Care. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
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  12. ^ "Turkal to take over Aurora Health Care". The Business Journal. September 19, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
  13. ^ Clark, Jonna (August 22, 2006). "Town and city come together over hospital". Waukesha Freeman. Aurora Health Care. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  14. ^ Rinard, Amy (March 1, 2007). "Aurora given green light". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  15. ^ "Aurora to open Town of Summit clinic months ahead of schedule". Aurora Health Carea. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2009.[dead link]
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Boulton, Guy; Sussman, Lawrence (August 1, 2007). "Aurora plans Grafton hospital". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  17. ^ "Advanced Healthcare and Aurora Health Care agree to form broad new alliance to improve care" (Press release). Aurora Health Care. July 31, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  18. ^ Boulton, Guy (December 4, 2017). "Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care to merge". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  19. ^ "About Aurora Research Institute". Aurora Research Institute. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Advocate Aurora Research Institute 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Advocate Aurora Health.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "About the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews". Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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