100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2018
Rank 16(tied)
Jim Skogsbergh
Co-president and Co-CEO, Advocate Aurora Health
Skogsbergh and Dr. Nick Turkal, two long-time Midwestern executives, came together to form Advocate Aurora Health, the nation's 10th-largest not-for-profit system. As co-CEOs, they'll oversee an operation that serves nearly 3 million patients across 27 hospitals, 500 outpatient locations and 63 Walgreen's clinics. Skogsbergh served as CEO of suburban Chicago-based Advocate Health Care for 16 years before the merger. Skogsbergh held the top job at suburban Chicago-based Advocate Health Care since 2002.