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Mark your calendars! 📅 Advocate Health Has Talent premieres December 6 with an exciting three-part series. Follow along as contestants share their stories, showcase their talents and bring their passion to this unique competition. Stay tuned—you won’t want to miss it! "You never know what somebody has inside of them." Andy, a clinic operations supervisor at Aurora Health Care, is glad for the opportunity to share his passion and talent with co-workers and leaders and is proud of everyone taking the leap of faith to share themselves. "I love bringing your full self to work. That's the only way to do it." Learn more about Advocate Health Has Talent and meet our finalists: https://bit.ly/40zFKuW

Advocate Charitable Foundation and Aurora Health Care Foundation hosted GATHER, a night to amplify our commitment to disrupt the root causes of food insecurity. A conversation between CEO Gene Woods and Chef José Andrés highlighted the humanitarian’s dedication to addressing food and hunger issues, and our shared commitment to enhancing the overall well-being of our communities. In addition, Advocate Health Care President Dia Nichols and Advocate Health Chief Community and Social Impact Officer Dr. Kinneil Coltman offered details about our unique programs that are focused on keeping people well by providing access to preventative care and resources close to home. The event raised more than $525K benefitting programs across Illinois and Wisconsin.

Advocate Health has been recognized as Apprenticeship Ambassadors by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). Thanks to the efforts of the workforce development team, Advocate Health was one of 138 new organizations selected nationwide this year as Apprenticeship Ambassadors. This program empowers teammates with the skills and opportunities to thrive in their careers, and ensures a dedicated, skilled workforce ready to meet patient needs. Advocate Health joins a network of industry and labor champions providing a platform to share best practices and partner with the USDOL to shape future apprenticeship programs. Learn more about the Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative: https://bit.ly/41iyqob

We are proud to share that our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) work is being recognized by Fierce Pharma in their 2024 Fierce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards. The Fierce DEI Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding achievements in DEI within the health care industry. This program honors organizations, initiatives and individuals who are making significant strides in creating a more equitable and inclusive health care environment.  Advocate Health finalists include: ⭐ Advocate Health Community and Social Impact and Community Engagement teams in the category of Community Engagement and Outreach Excellence; ⭐ Fernando Little, Advocate Health’s senior vice president and chief diversity equity and inclusion officer, in the category of DEI Champion Award; ⭐ Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola, president of Advocate Health’s National Center for Health Equity in the category of Leadership in Health Equity. Congratulations to our teammates! Winners will be announced next month. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YV2cMR

The countdown is on! 🎦 Advocate Health Has Talent is set to premiere as an exciting three-part series starting December 6. Get ready to meet our incredible contestants, explore their inspiring journeys, and witness their passion for this one-of-a-kind talent competition. Don’t miss it! Meet Ewanya, a patient service representative at Advocate Health Care. She is going seven-years strong as a cancer survivor. The treatment for her stage four lymphoma paralyzed her left vocal cord. She could barely whisper. She performed at Advocate Health Has Talent to provide hope for people, to encourage them to keep moving forward and to pursue their dreams. Learn more about Advocate Health Has Talent and meet our finalists: https://bit.ly/40zFKuW

The countdown is ON! 🎤✨ Advocate Health Has Talent premieres next month in an epic three-part series, and we can’t wait to share the magic with you! Until then, get ready to meet some of our incredible teammate contestants. We'll be sharing their stories, their passions and what makes this talent competition so special. Stay tuned—you won't want to miss a moment! 🎵 Meet Wendy, a registered nurse at Atrium Health, she recalls how a patient was a blessing and her motivation to perform. He recognized her singing ability and encouraged her. She found out that he was homeless and had come out of a bad rainstorm. She thought she was going to be a blessing to him to be able to take care of him but instead he ended up blessing her. Learn more about Advocate Health Has Talent and meet our finalists: https://bit.ly/40zFKuW

We’re focused on helping our patients manage their health and keep them out of the hospital. Getting the care you need at the right time can mean more healthy days for you and your family, catching and managing conditions before they become more serious. Our Advocate Health affiliated accountable care organizations generated $135.7 million in savings in 2023 by achieving strong quality results and lowering costs through two of the top federal value-based care programs. Thanks to the hard work of our doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses, care managers and more, we are once again one of the top performing integrated health systems in the country, reaching $898.1 million in savings since 2012 through various Centers for Medicare and Medicaid programs. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eAoKbh

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that 19 of our Advocate Health hospitals have received an “A” rating for excellence in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group in their fall 2024 report card – the highest number of As earned by our organization in Leapfrog history! Aurora Health Care received the most “A” ratings of any health system in Wisconsin, earning 11 of the 19 A’s for the state. This achievement reflects the relentless efforts and dedication of our health care professionals who continuously strive to enhance patient safety and quality care. Together, we are building a legacy of excellence: https://bit.ly/3O8jhhn

A daisy can brighten the darkest of days or celebrate life’s most special moments. 🌼 Advocate Health Chief Nursing Officer Mary Beth Kingston, who is retiring next month, was recently honored with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing her more than 45 years of dedication to the compassionate care of others. DAISY Lifetime honorees are nominated for their life’s work of devotion to nursing through mentoring, serving as a role model, advocating for patients and promoting the positive image of nursing. Mary Beth was recognized for her contributions to decreasing workplace violence in health care, her dedication to nursing excellence, for the support of the many hospitals across Advocate Health that have achieved Magnet and Pathway to Excellence designation and ultimately for being a transformational nurse leader. Mary Beth's leadership and dedication have left an indelible mark on our organization and the countless lives she has touched. Her ability to inspire and lead with empathy and integrity has set a high standard for all of us. Congratulations to Mary Beth and thank you for all that you do for your nurses, your patients and the families who trust us with their care.

Advocate Health is helping advance the future of nursing – and the future starts now. We’re piloting an artificial intelligence solution from Microsoft and Epic that aims to transform nursing documentation. Developed with feedback gathered directly from nurses and with a keen focus on safety, the tool works by automatically capturing spoken observations and then populating a patient’s record for the nurse to edit if needed and sign off. That means nurses can focus more on their patients and less on paperwork. (A win for everyone!) “By automating the documentation related to routine nursing tasks, we are giving time back to nurses to do what they do best – care for patients,” said Katie Barr, senior vice president and chief nursing informatics officer for Advocate Health. Already a leader in nursing innovation led by its internationally recognized virtual nursing programs, Advocate Health is committed to advancements in technology that will support more than 42,000 nurses across more than 1,000 sites of care.