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Advocate’s obligation “to
maintain a general hospital and also to exercise charity for
the needy sick” dates back as far as 1923.
When the Advocate system was created in 1995 with the merger
of two faith-based hospital systems, Evangelical Health
Services (EHS), affiliated with the United Church of Christ
(UCC), and Lutheran General Health System (LGHS), affiliated
with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - its
Christian purpose was reaffirmed.
“The mission of Advocate Health Care is to serve the health
needs of individuals, families, and communities through a
holistic philosophy rooted in our fundamental understanding
of human beings as created in the image of God."
Advocate reported spending $20.3 million on charity care in
2004. While that may sound like a lot, it is less than 1% of
Advocate’s net patient revenue. Illinois law requires
nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals to report their charity care
and other community benefits expenditures to Illinois Attorney General
Lisa Madigan. Find out how Advocate's recent report misleads
Illinois taxpayers about the actual benefits patients and
communities receive by
clicking here.
Double
Standard of Care
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