Health system intelligence profile
Endeavor Health (formerly NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward-Elmhurst Health)
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Endeavor Health Innovation works with venture partners and external companies on pilots and co-development, while the internally described Catalyst fund supports innovation projects. The official page does not establish a standalone external venture-capital fund.
Documented successes: More than 100 AI and automation solutions deployed system-wide; 9 innovation projects supported by the Endeavor Health Catalyst fund; 10 active pilots with external companies and more than 30 venture partner relationships; announced an April 2025 collaboration with Google Cloud on cloud-based digital pathology
Mandate and remit
Endeavor Health Innovation is the system's front door for co-developing, piloting and scaling new health technologies inside a nine-hospital Chicago-area system. It gives outside innovators access to clinical experts, real operating care environments for real-world testing, and a structured pilot process, and it supports internally generated ideas through the Endeavor Health Catalyst fund. The team works with startups and established vendors on co-development agreements and maintains relationships with venture partners who bring companies into the system. It sits inside Endeavor's broader Research and Innovation division, alongside the system's clinical research enterprise.
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Endeavor Health Innovation works with venture partners and external companies on pilots and co-development, while the internally described Catalyst fund supports innovation projects. The official page does not establish a standalone external venture-capital fund.
Documented successes
More than 100 AI and automation solutions deployed system-wide; 9 innovation projects supported by the Endeavor Health Catalyst fund; 10 active pilots with external companies and more than 30 venture partner relationships; announced an April 2025 collaboration with Google Cloud on cloud-based digital pathology
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