About Us

health enews is the Midwest’s go-to source for timely, patient-centered and credible health news and information. Our goal is to provide readers with relevant and engaging articles and stories as part of our commitment to building healthy and informed communities across Illinois, Wisconsin and beyond.

health enews is produced by a team of seasoned journalists and public affairs professionals from across Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care.

About Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care are part of Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S. They are leading employers in the Midwest with more than 70,000 team members, including more than 22,000 nurses and the region’s largest employed medical staff and home health organization. As national leaders in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, the systems serve nearly 3 million patients annually in Illinois and Wisconsin across more than 500 sites of care. Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care are engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, and are nationally recognized for their expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology and pediatrics. The organizations contributed $2 billion in charitable care and services to their communities in 2016. To learn more, visit www.advocatehealth.com and www.aurorahealthcare.org