Aurora Health Care is the Wisconsin-based division of Advocate Health, a 150,000-person nonprofit integrated health system operating 68 hospitals and 1,000+ care locations across the Southeast and Midwest. The tech stack reveals a healthcare-first operational focus: Epic dominates clinical workflows, while Snowflake and Power BI support analytics; adopting da Vinci surgical systems signals capital investment in procedure automation. Hiring is heavily weighted toward clinical roles (1,468 of 1,640 open positions), with active recruitment of coding directors and chief nursing officers—indicating internal scaling of revenue cycle and care delivery infrastructure rather than technology build.
Notable leadership hires: Coding Director, Chief Nursing Officer, Nutrition Director, Integration Delivery Director
Aurora Health Care operates as part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S., formed from the merger of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. The organization serves nearly 6 million patients across Wisconsin, Illinois, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama, operating through 68 hospitals, over 1,000 care locations, and one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with 2,000+ residents and fellows. Revenue cycle, quality improvement, and documentation accuracy are active priorities—reflected in ongoing projects around Epic optimization, coding denial reduction, and imaging service quality programs. The system provides nearly $5 billion annually in community benefits and maintains clinical strength in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, organ transplants, and specialized rehabilitation.
Aurora Health Care operates 68 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations as part of Advocate Health, serving nearly 6 million patients across Wisconsin, Illinois, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama with a workforce of nearly 150,000 team members.
Aurora's primary clinical system is Epic; analytics rely on Snowflake and Power BI; surgical programs use da Vinci systems. AWS EMR, Radiology Information System (PACS), and SQL Server Reporting Services support operational workflows and data infrastructure.
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