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Advocate Aurora Health, a 27-hospital not-for-profit system, has dual headquarters in Downers Grove, Illinois, and Milwaukee. It has roughly 75,000 employees.

Under board and executive leadership, Advocate Aurora Health has:

• Maintained action plans to ensure a diverse workforce, including a nursing leadership pipeline and a mentorship program for nurses of color; a veteran recruitment strategy; an LGBTQ recruitment and inclusivity plan; a program that explores unconscious bias in medical residency selection; and other initiatives.
• Tied executive leaders’ compensation to their success in meeting diversity, equity and inclusion objectives.
• Facilitated inclusive hiring sessions for almost 1,200 leaders to help them understand the business and moral case for diversity; recognize and address unconscious bias; and implement practical strategies for reviewing resumes, interviewing and creating an inclusive candidate experience.