Avizia Acquires Carena
Leading provider of system-wide telehealth platform now offers robust services; serves more than 1,300 US hospitals
Reston, Va. — OCTOBER 10, 2017 — Avizia, powering system-wide telehealth, today announced it has acquired Carena,a Seattle-based leading virtual care provider. The acquisition of Carena reinforces Avizia’s position as the largest and most comprehensive telehealth solutions partner for health systems nationwide.
Avizia partners with providers to deploy and power system-wide telehealth strategies. With the acquisition of Carena, Avizia now offers a comprehensive and customizable telehealth platform which includes software, mobile applications, virtual care devices and a provider network. Founded in 2000, Carena designs and operates virtual clinics for health systems and provides access to care for more than 35 million consumers. As part of Avizia, Carena’s services offer health systems a customizable approach to virtual care delivery.
“This acquisition combines two of the nation’s leading virtual care platforms,” says Mike Baird, CEO of Avizia. “With Carena’s select provider network, Avizia empowers hospitals with the most comprehensive, customizable and trusted telehealth solution available.”
Avizia is backed by leading healthcare organizations like HealthQuest, Northwell Health and NewYork-Presbyterian, and has raised $20 million in funding since its founding in 2013. The company now powers telehealth programs at more than 25 percent of the nation’s hospitals.
“The Carena team is proud to become a part of the Avizia telehealth platform, which is trusted by four out of the top five IDNs and connects the nation’s leading neurology, psychiatric and pediatric programs,” says Ralph Derrickson, president and CEO of Carena. He adds that, “our combined company partners with some of the most prestigious healthcare organizations in the country, including Catholic Health Initiatives, NewYork-Presbyterian, Northwell Health, Dignity Health and the Medical University of South Carolina.”
Derrickson will transition into a leadership role with Avizia as senior vice president of corporate development. Avizia’s corporate headquarters will remain in Reston, Virginia. Carena’s Seattle-based office will be a strong part of Avizia’s nationwide recruitment and growth strategy.
Avizia is a privately-held company and terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed.
Learn more about Avizia’s approach to powering system-wide telehealth at www.avizia.com.
ABOUT AVIZIA
Avizia partners with providers to deploy and power system-wide telehealth. To do this, Avizia combines a collaborative approach with a market-leading telehealth solutions suite that scales across the continuum of care. Trusted by four of the top five IDNs in the nation and 25 percent of US hospitals, Avizia empowers providers to deliver unparalleled access and clinical excellence to patients. Visit www.avizia.com.
ABOUT CARENA
Carena designs and operates virtual clinics for health systems. Carena combines technology and new care delivery methods to provide healthcare for the way consumers live and work today. The company has offered on-demand care since 2000, informing its telemedicine solution with industry-leading expertise in clinical quality and consumer preferences. Today, Carena’s virtual care model and configurable technology platform make it possible for health systems to offer care to consumers anytime, anywhere as a natural extension of each system’s brand, mission, and service. Carena partners with more than 120 hospitals, offering virtual care access to over 35 million consumers.
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