Naperville, IL – William Santulli, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Advocate Health Care, has been voted chair-elect of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s (IHA’s) 2017 Board of Trustees. Santulli will assume chairmanship of the Board in 2018.
The Board of Trustees is the policymaking body for the Association, representing more than 200 hospitals and nearly 50 health systems across Illinois.
“It is an honor and privilege to help advance the IHA’s mission as we continue to navigate the evolving health care landscape,” Santulli said. “The organization has served as a tireless advocate for expanding access to quality care and improving the health and wellness of Illinois citizens. I look forward to working with members and other health care providers across the state to identify solutions and opportunities as we drive health care transformation in a way that improves outcomes for all.”
Prior to joining Advocate, Santulli was the chief operating officer of New England Medical Center in Boston and has served in key leadership positions with Iowa Health System in Des Moines, Unihealth America in Los Angeles and Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington.
Santulli holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a master’s degree in sociology/health services research from the University of Florida in Gainesville and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend.
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About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. A national leader in population health management, Advocate is one of the largest Accountable Care Organizations in the country. Advocate operates nearly 400 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $686 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2015