50 Most Influential Clinical Executives - 2019

For the better part of the past year, Turkal was focused on combining operations at Advocate Aurora Health, the merger of regional powers in Illinois and Wisconsin. The 10th-largest not-for-profit health system in the nation, Advocate Aurora includes more than 500 sites of care, including 28 hospitals. The system joined a growing number of organizations in announcing plans to boost salaries for minimum wage workers. Turkal also oversaw a unique partnership with Foxconn Technology Group, Johnson Controls and Northwestern Mutual to create a $100 million venture fund in Wisconsin.