STAT+: Executives reveal tech initiatives at Summa Health, eight months after General Catalyst acquisition

STAT PlusHealth tech Executives reveal tech initiatives at Summa Health, eight months after General Catalyst acquisition The VC firm said it hoped to use the Ohio safety-net hospital as a test bed for new technologies Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article By Brittany TrangJune 1, 2026 Health Tech Reporter Brittany Trang[email protected]Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01. COLUMBUS, Ohio — People across northeast Ohio are now receiving AI phone calls to help them prep for surgery and navigate care after they leave the hospital. It’s all part of the “transformation” plan that venture capital firm General Catalyst is implementing at Summa Health, the Akron-based safety-net hospital it bought in October. In some of the first media interviews since its parent company bought the health system, Health Assurance Transformation Company executives shed light on how the holding company is approaching its “transformation” of the hospital system and planning to share its innovations with more than two dozen of HATCo’s partner health systems.Advertisement The firm chose Summa to serve as a proving ground of sorts for health technology tools developed by General Catalyst’s portfolio companies. The purchase, a rare instance of a VC firm buying a hospital, was a response to the frustration that health systems are extremely slow in adopting new technology. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — and get additional analysis of the technologies disrupting health care — by subscribing to STAT+. Already have an account? Log in Monthly $39 Totals $468 per year $39/month Get Started Totals $468 per year Starter $30 for 3 months, then $399/year $30 for 3 months Get Started Then $399/year Annual $399 Save 15% $399/year Get Started Save 15% 11+ Users Custom Savings start at 25%! Request A Quote Request A Quote Savings start at 25%! 2-10 Users $300 Annually per user $300/year Get Started $300 Annually per user View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe Log In Artificial intelligence, health tech, hospitals, patients, STAT+, Venture capital Submit a correction requestReprints Brittany Trang Health Tech Reporter Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be harmed? She writes the weekly AI Prognosis newsletter. Follow her on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. You can reach Brittany on Signal at btrang.01. Newsletter Tech is transforming health care and life sciences. Our original reporting is here to keep you ahead of the curve. Recommended Business June 1, 2026 STAT Plus: No Surprises Act arbitration rule could worsen flood of provider disputes Health tech May 27, 2026 STAT Plus: How Stanford patients help expose ‘fault lines’ in health AI adoption Advertisement D.C. Diagnosis May 26, 2026 STAT Plus: Praise for FDA’s acting commissioner Health Care Inc. Newsletter May 26, 2026 STAT Plus: $775 billion, $1.2 billion, and $38k Politics May 22, 2026 STAT Plus: Congress slashed Medicaid funding to providers. The Trump administration wants to cut even further Subscriber Picks