Workday announced that Advocate Health, the third‑largest U.S. not‑for‑profit health system, has gone live on its unified Human Capital, Financial, and Supply‑Chain Management platform. The deployment, completed on November 6 2025, covers 160,000 employees, 60 hospitals, and more than 1,000 care sites across six states, demonstrating the scale of the win and Workday’s ability to support complex, multi‑site organizations.
The partnership, executed with PwC as the implementation partner, underscores Workday’s strategic focus on the healthcare vertical. By integrating all core operational functions into a single, AI‑powered platform, Workday is positioning itself to address the industry’s pressing challenges—staffing shortages, supply‑chain disruptions, and the need for real‑time financial visibility. The go‑live also highlights Workday’s investment in AI, including automated receipt scanning, real‑time financial dashboards, and smarter inventory tracking, which are expected to reduce manual effort and improve decision‑making for Advocate Health’s finance and operations teams.
Advocate Health’s adoption of these AI features is expected to deliver tangible benefits. Automated receipt scanning will accelerate accounts‑payable processing, while real‑time financial views will enable executives to monitor cash flow and cost centers with greater accuracy. Smarter inventory tracking will help the system reduce excess stock and avoid critical shortages, directly supporting patient care and cost containment. These capabilities align with Workday’s broader goal of delivering a single source of truth that drives operational efficiency across large, distributed health systems.
This win fits into Workday’s broader growth strategy, which has seen a 16.7% increase in total revenues in the most recent fiscal quarter and a raised subscription‑revenue guidance for fiscal 2025. The addition of Advocate Health—a high‑profile, high‑volume customer—strengthens Workday’s market position in healthcare and provides a platform for future upsell opportunities in AI and analytics. The deployment also demonstrates the scalability of Workday’s platform, reinforcing confidence in its ability to capture additional large‑enterprise clients in the sector.
CFO Zane Rowe noted that the company’s focus on “investing to drive durable long‑term growth while expanding margins” is being realized through wins like Advocate Health. He highlighted that fiscal 2025 subscription revenue is expected to reach $7.703 billion, a 17% increase, and that the company’s non‑GAAP operating margin is projected at 25.5%. These figures illustrate how the company’s strategic investments in AI and healthcare are translating into financial performance.
No immediate market reaction or analyst commentary was reported following the announcement, indicating that the news is being absorbed as part of Workday’s ongoing growth narrative rather than as a standalone catalyst for market movement.
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