With the merger, NorthShore — Edward-Elmhurst joins the ranks of Illinois’ other large hospital systems in the state, including Advocate Aurora Health, which has 10 hospitals in Illinois; Northwestern Medicine, which has 11 hospitals; and Amita Health, which has 19 hospitals in Illinois. Amita Health, however, announced last year that it planned to split into two, with the organizations behind Amita — AdventHealth and Ascension — deciding to unwind their partnership.
