October 14, 2021 – Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) (Louisville, CO) announced it has acquired Explorer Surgical Corp. (Chicago, IL), operator of a comprehensive digital and remote case support platform that connects suppliers with healthcare provider teams.
Explorer Surgical will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of GHX.
The company says that the combination of Explorer Surgical’s digital expertise in creating innovative procedure playbooks, telementoring, and performance tracking tools and GHX’s cloud-based supply chain network and industry-leading collection of data and clinical evidence, will allow the combined organization to help providers and suppliers deliver a higher quality standard for patient care.
This acquisition follows GHX’s January 2020 acquisition of Lumere as part of its strategy to continue equipping providers and suppliers with better data and information to improve patient care.
Key Explorer Surgical leaders, including Jennifer Fried and CTO Eugene Fine will remain with the combined organization, with Fried serving as General Manager of Explorer Surgical, a GHX Company. The company’s operations will remain in Chicago.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.