OVERVIEW:
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, formed in 2022 through the merger of Advocate Health Care, Aurora Health Care, and Atrium Health. As a unified, multi-state healthcare enterprise, Advocate operates at significant scale and complexity. To support its commitment to patient safety, clinical efficiency, and operational excellence, Advocate Health partnered with Airwavz to implement a standardized, sustainable wireless infrastructure strategy across its healthcare portfolio.

CHALLENGES:
Hospital environments require seamless, uninterrupted connectivity to support clinical coordination, emergency response, mobile medical systems, and the experience of patients, staff, and visitors.

Following the formation of Advocate Health, one of the nation’s largest integrated healthcare systems, they needed a single, enterprise-wide strategy for managing in-building wireless connectivity across its growing portfolio.

The organization faced a complex mix of:
+ Legacy distributed antenna systems (DAS)
+ Inconsistent carrier participation
+ Evolving funding models
+ Varying maintenance and lifecycle practices

Rather than continuing to manage multiple vendors, carrier relationships, and disconnected infrastructure, Advocate Health selected Airwavz as its trusted wireless partner. Airwavz unified strategy, engineering, carrier engagement, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and long-term lifecycle management under a single managed services model creating a scalable, standardized approach that simplifies operations, reduces complexity, and ensures reliable cellular connectivity for patients, visitors, and clinical staff across the health system.