The backbone of care
Nurses are universally considered the backbone of healthcare—the essential support that keeps care delivery standing through the best and worst of circumstances. Yet for years, their shoulders have carried more weight than they should. Now, as health systems contend with persistent workforce shortages and rising demand, focus is turning to how technology can better support the people holding the system up.
Last week, OutcomesAI raised $10M to extend the reach of licensed nurses through AI-enabled documentation and intake support, while Altitude secured $5.4M to give nurse practitioners real-time decision guidance within primary care workflows. Incumbents are joining in, too. Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot launched a purpose-built ambient AI solution for nurses. These announcements reflect growing momentum behind clinical infrastructure that meets the needs of frontline staff. As health systems look for ways to stabilize care delivery, technology that fits seamlessly into nursing workflows (and amplifies clinical capacity) is becoming a clearer investment priority.
Headlines
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Recent Funding
- Lila Sciences reels in $115M to scale its autonomous research and lab platform
- White-label telemedicine infrastructure platform MD Integrations snags $77M
- AI-powered senior care co-pilot Sensi.AI lands $45M
- Sibel Health adds $39M for its AI-powered wearable sensor and data analytics solution
- OneImaging nabs $38M for its care coordination and navigation solution for radiology
- Brook.ai brings home $28M to expand its AI-enabled remote care platform
- AI-first virtual medical advice query tool Counsel Health locks in $25M
- Sage Care launches with $20M for its AI-powered care navigation and engagement platform
- Marble Health reels in $15.5M for its school-based virtual mental health platform
- Radiology referrals and workflow orchestration platform Medmo picks up $15M
- OutcomesAI, an voice agent platform for nurses, collects $10M
- Clinical summarization and healthcare data management platform Fourier Health inks $8.4M
- Nurse practitioner-focused clinical workflow support tool Altitude nabs $5.4M
- Smartlens locks in $5.2M for its glaucoma-monitoring smart contact lens
- Alleviate Health seeds $4.3M for its AI-driven patient recruitment offering for clinical trials
- Virtual family-focused mental health care platform Triplemoon seeds $3.5M