Advocate Health Care increases community benefits to $661 million

Downers Grove, Ill. — Advocate Health Care, Illinois’ largest integrated health care system, announced today that it provided $661 million in charitable care and community services in 2013, an increase of $47 million from the previous year. “We continually challenge ourselves to extend our healing ministry to diverse neighborhoods across Chicagoland and Central Illinois,” said Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care. “Our contribution illustrates Advocate’s healing mission and dedication to meeting the needs of those we are so privileged to serve.” Overall, the