Reviewed 2026-06-29

ENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for ENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

ENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL is marked red because reviewed sources connect it to a major nonprofit health-system family. This is system-control/accountability context, not a private-equity ownership or PE-backed contract claim.

Finding: Major nonprofit health-system accountability warning
Last reviewed: 2026-06-29
Evidence: 14 cited sources

Documented warningMajor nonprofit health-system accountability warning

Swedish Hospital is part of Endeavor Health, a large nonprofit integrated health system. The user-supplied PE concern was reviewed, but the strongest current evidence does not support a PE-acquired label: Endeavor says it is not private-equity owned and remains a 501(c)(3), and available PESP tracker rows show no current PE firm. The public warning is major-system/accountability context, not PE ownership.

Major nonprofit health-system accountability warning
Last verified Jun 2026

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Key sources

CMS owners

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Control Map

This leads to this

reported ownership or operating chain

ENDEAVOR HEALTHENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL

Evidence limits

Red color requiredMatched by public record ID and CMS CCN 140114.8 ownership sources checked14 total sources below

Direct PE ownershipNo documented PE ownership in reviewed sources

PE relationshipEndeavor official FAQ says the system is not private-equity owned; available PESP rows show Currently PE? = N.

OperatorEndeavor Health

Population servedEndeavor says it serves more than 1.3 million patients across Chicagoland.

Swedish Hospital should not be green/independent. It belongs in the red major-system warning family because it is controlled/operated inside Endeavor Health. It should also not be described as PE-acquired on current reviewed evidence.

Review Note

Why this page is published

major system affiliation with pe claim refuted

Publish as major nonprofit health-system/accountability warning. Do not publish as PE-acquired or PE-controlled unless a future source identifies a direct PE owner or PE-backed contractor.

Ownership & Control

Detailed records, kept below the answer

Sponsor, operator, CMS legal-owner/control records, and facility are shown as separate evidence layers.

See the full ownership chain

reported ownership or operating chainENDEAVOR HEALTH → ENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL

The platform attribution comes from the research tracker and is displayed separately from CMS legal-owner rows.

CMS owner rows establish enrolled legal ownership or control roles; they do not always name the ultimate financial sponsor.

Connections

Who owns, backs, staffs, or connects to this facility

Major nonprofit system-control layerEndeavor Health501(c)(3) nonprofit integrated health system · parent/system family

Endeavor is the controlling system context for the public map. This is why the row is no longer green.

Not a PE-acquired labelPrivate equity ownership checkEvidence limitation · searched-not-found for direct PE ownership

Endeavor says it is not private-equity owned. Available PESP rows for matched Endeavor CCNs show no current PE firm.

Facility identity / ownership-category contextCMS provider dataGovernment facility identity source · CCN 140114

CMS Hospital General Information lists SWEDISH HOSPITAL with ownership category Voluntary non-profit - Church and overall rating 3. CMS enrollment organization is SWEDISH COVENANT HEALTH d/b/a SWEDISH HOSPITAL. Public map source owner before this review was NON-PROFIT.

Leadership

Current accountability and official image status

President and Chief Executive OfficerGerald "J.P." Gallagher

Official Endeavor leadership page lists Gallagher as President and CEO; Form 990 extract provides compensation context.

Compensation context: FY2024 ProPublica display shows $3,559,263 compensation and $1,632,363 other compensation.

Leadership source Compensation source

System Thread

Connected facilities and system family

Edward HospitalEndeavor Health · Naperville, IL · Acute care hospital
Elmhurst HospitalEndeavor Health · Elmhurst, IL · Acute care hospital
Evanston HospitalEndeavor Health · Evanston, IL · NorthShore acute care hospital
Glenbrook HospitalEndeavor Health · Glenview, IL · NorthShore acute care campus
Highland Park HospitalEndeavor Health · Highland Park, IL · NorthShore acute care campus
Northwest Community HospitalEndeavor Health · Arlington Heights, IL · Acute care hospital
Skokie HospitalEndeavor Health · Skokie, IL · NorthShore acute care campus
Swedish HospitalEndeavor Health · Chicago, IL · Chicago acute care hospital
Linden Oaks Behavioral Health HospitalEndeavor Health · Naperville, IL · Behavioral health hospital
Endeavor Health Diamond Headache & Migraine Center - ChicagoEndeavor Health Diamond Headache & Migraine Center · Chicago, IL · Headache and migraine specialty practice
Endeavor Health Diamond Headache & Migraine Center - GlenviewEndeavor Health Diamond Headache & Migraine Center · Glenview, IL · Headache and migraine specialty practice

Timeline

Ownership history and events

current
Endeavor system family documented
Endeavor official sources say NorthShore University HealthSystem, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Swedish Hospital, and Northwest Community Healthcare are united under one Endeavor Health name; the brand launch release reports more than 300 sites of care and a single integrated medical group.
current
Private-equity ownership claim checked
Endeavor states it is not owned by private equity and remains a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Available PESP tracker rows for matched Endeavor CCNs show Currently PE? = N.
2024-12
IRS/Form 990 nonprofit context reviewed
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer designates NorthShore University HealthSystem as a 501(c)(3) and displays FY2024 revenue, assets, hospital-facility activity, and executive compensation context.
current
operates
Swedish Hospital is part of the Endeavor Health system family. Endeavor says NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst, Swedish, and Northwest Community are now united under Endeavor Health.
current
controls
Endeavor states it is not owned by private equity and remains a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; ProPublica/IRS data identifies NorthShore University HealthSystem as a 501(c)(3) hospital nonprofit.
2026-06-29
searched for pe ownership
The local April 2026 PESP tracker row for CCN 140114 reports Currently PE? = N and PE Firm = blank. No direct PE owner or PE-backed contractor was identified from the reviewed source set.
current
identifies facility
CMS Hospital General Information lists SWEDISH HOSPITAL with ownership category Voluntary non-profit - Church and overall rating 3. CMS enrollment organization is SWEDISH COVENANT HEALTH d/b/a SWEDISH HOSPITAL. Public map source owner before this review was NON-PROFIT.

Metrics

Financial and utilization series

Metric	Period	Value	Method note
endeavor total revenue	to 2024-12	$2,290,000,000	FY2024 revenue displayed by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer for EIN 36-2167060.
endeavor total assets	to 2024-12	$6,830,000,000	FY2024 total assets displayed by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer for EIN 36-2167060.
endeavor patients served	to 2026-06-29	1,300,000 patients	Endeavor Health says it serves more than 1.3 million patients across Chicagoland.
endeavor hospital count	to 2026-06-29	9 hospitals	Endeavor Health FAQ lists eight acute care hospitals and one behavioral health hospital.
endeavor sites of care	to 2023-12-05	300 sites	Endeavor brand launch release reports more than 300 sites of care; value recorded as the stated threshold.
endeavor physicians and apps	to 2023-12-05	7,100 physicians_and_apps	Endeavor brand launch release reports more than 7,100 expert physicians and advanced practice providers; value recorded as the stated threshold.
jp gallagher compensation	to 2024-12	$3,559,263	FY2024 ProPublica display column labeled compensation for Gerald P. Gallagher.
jp gallagher other compensation	to 2024-12	$1,632,363	FY2024 ProPublica display column labeled other compensation for Gerald P. Gallagher.
0005460625 cms overall rating	to 2026-06-29	3 stars	CMS Hospital General Information current point for CCN 140114.
0005460625 cms readmission measures worse	to 2026-06-29	2 measures	CMS readmission measure count marked worse for CCN 140114; descriptive only.

Evidence Notes

Contradictions, limitations, and unavailable fields

Open evidence notes

ContradictionPrivate-equity acquisition claim

User-supplied lead says NorthShore/Endeavor was acquired by private equity.

Endeavor official FAQ says Endeavor is not owned by private equity and remains a 501(c)(3); available PESP tracker rows show Currently PE? = N.

Resolution: PE acquisition not supported in this pass; classify as major nonprofit system control.

Limitation

This is a targeted ownership/system-affiliation correction, not a complete quality or safety investigation.

Limitation

No direct PE ownership or PE-backed staffing/management contract was found in reviewed sources.

Limitation

CMS Hospital All Owners cache had no matched owner rows for the Endeavor CCNs checked in this pass.

Limitation

CMS CCN evidence was available for this facility.

Limitation

User-reported quality or safety deterioration was not published as fact because it requires separate source-backed quality, inspection, labor, or news evidence.

Unavailable

facility_specific_cms_2567_review

Unavailable

facility_specific_hcris_staffing_trends

Unavailable

facility_specific_charity_care_review

Unavailable

source_backed_current_safety_incident_review

Direct connection

Swedish Hospital -> Endeavor Health: official Endeavor hospital-family connection.

Direct connection

Endeavor Health -> Endeavor Health / NorthShore University HealthSystem: nonprofit/501(c)(3) parent-system evidence.

Direct connection

Endeavor official FAQ -> no private-equity ownership claim supported.

Direct connection

Swedish Hospital -> PESP tracker import: Currently PE? = N, PE Firm = blank.

Action / event

Keep this row red as major-system/accountability context, not green/independent.

Action / event

Do not label the hospital PE-acquired unless a future direct PE-owner or PE-backed contractor source is added.

Action / event

Next pass: add facility-specific CMS 2567/state inspection, cost-report, charity-care, staffing, and quality trend review.

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Sources

Evidence and source documents

primaryMeet Endeavor HealthEndeavor Health primaryAbout Endeavor HealthEndeavor Health primaryNorthShore - Edward-Elmhurst Health is now Endeavor HealthEndeavor Health primaryEndeavor Health hospital locationsEndeavor Health primaryLinden Oaks HospitalEndeavor Health primaryLeadershipEndeavor Health primaryEndeavor Health acquires Diamond Headache ClinicEndeavor Health primaryMigraines and other headachesEndeavor Health government-derivedNorthshore University Healthsystem - Nonprofit ExplorerProPublica Nonprofit Explorer / IRS Form 990 extract governmentCMS Hospital General InformationCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services governmentCMS Hospital EnrollmentsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services governmentCMS Hospital All OwnersCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services governmentHospitals RAPTHomeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data researchPrivate Equity Hospital TrackerPrivate Equity Stakeholder Project