The report comes only a few weeks after Advocate announced it was exploring a partnership with BroMenn Healthcare System based in Bloomington-Normal, Ill.
Advocate, which has eight hospitals with 3,500 beds and a home healthcare company among its more than 200 sites of care, has historically focused solely on the metro Chicago area, according to Chicago Tribune.
Read the Chicago Tribune report on the Advocate and Rockford Memorial partnership.
Read the announcement of the possible Advocate and BroMenn partnership.