Advocate Aurora enters merger talks with Michigan's largest health care system

Advocate Aurora Health, which is the largest health care system in Wisconsin and Illinois, said it is exploring a merger with Michigan’s largest health care system, Beaumont Health. The two organizations said Wednesday they signed a non-binding letter of intent “that paves the way to deeper discussions to create a leading health care system that would span across Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.” Beaumont Health operates in the suburban Detroit counties of Oakland and Wayne in communities…