Nurse Innovators Pavilion

Where nurses who build, imagine, and refuse to wait for permission come together

The Nurse Innovator Pavilion is HLTH’s dedicated home for the most entrepreneurial force in healthcare. Step into a space built to celebrate nurse-led innovation — where founders, frontline clinicians, executives, and investors connect around a shared belief that nurses aren’t just delivering care, they’re redesigning it.

Everything for Nurse Innovators, in One Place

Nurse-Led Innovation Area

A dedicated showcase space on the show floor for nurse-founded and nurse-led companies to display their solutions, tell their stories, and connect with the buyers, partners, and investors who need to hear them.

Peer Connections

The pavilion is a natural gathering point for nurses across every role — founders, CNOs, frontline clinicians, and advocates — creating organic opportunities to meet peers, share what's working, and build relationships that last well beyond the event.

Nursing Hackathon

An energizing, hands-on event where nurses work together in real time to build solutions that improve care delivery, reduce administrative burden, and put more time back at the bedside. Sponsorship available for companies committed to powering nurse-led problem solving.
HLTH USA 2025 Nurse Pavilion

The People in this Pavilion

The Nurse Innovator Pavilion draws the full spectrum of nursing’s most forward-thinking voices — from the bedside to the boardroom.

Nurse Founders & Entrepreneurs: CEOs, co-founders, and operators of nurse-led startups building the next generation of healthcare solutions

Chief Nursing Officers & Nurse Executives: CNOs, CNEOs, and Directors of Nursing from health systems and provider organizations shaping AI governance, workforce strategy, and care model design

Frontline Clinicians & Innovators: RNs, NPs, CRNAs, and clinical leaders who are co-designing technology, leading change management, and advocating for the workforce

Investors & Health Tech Leaders: Partners and product leaders from digital health companies and VC funds actively sourcing and building with nurse talent and perspective

The Conversations Happening Here

The Nurse Innovator Pavilion sits at the intersection of clinical expertise, entrepreneurship, and the urgent challenges reshaping the nursing profession.

  • Ambient AI & documentation burden
  • Nurse-led entrepreneurship & fundraising
  • AI governance & clinician co-design
  • Workforce retention & well-being
  • Care model redesign from the bedside
  • Change management & technology adoption
  • Clinical innovation pathways
  • Nurse executives as strategic leaders
  • Reducing administrative burden
  • Building investor credibility as a clinician founder

The Conversations We're Known For

A snapshot of the nursing sessions that defined HLTH 2025. Expect the same energy and relevance in 2026. (Click on the session title to watch!) 

✔️ Nurses Driving the Next Wave of Health Innovation

✔️ Less Clicking, More Caring: Ambient AI and the New Era of Documentation

✔️ Nurses as Innovators: The Untapped Engine of Healthcare

✔️ Thoughtful Change Management: The Catalyst for AI-Enabled Nursing Practices

✔️ Sounding the Alarm on Our Healthcare Workforce and Access Crisis

✔️ Our Commitment to the Healthcare Workforce: Connecting with Nursing

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