"There's plenty of hype around AI and robots in healthcare, but the problem that's actually costing hospitals money right now is operating room coordination. Two to four hours of OR time is lost every single day, not because of the surgeries themselves, but because of everything in between from manual scheduling and coordination chaos to guesswork about room turnover."
"Today on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, we're bringing you a conversation that TechCrunch AI Editor Russell Brandom had with Conor McGinn, co-founder and CEO of Akara, the startup that recently landed a spot on Time's Best Inventions of 2025 and is building what's essentially air traffic control for hospitals using thermal sensors and AI."
Hospitals lose two to four hours of operating room time each day because delays arise from manual scheduling, coordination breakdowns, and uncertainty around room turnover. These delays stem from the tasks and handoffs that happen between surgeries rather than the surgical procedures themselves. Akara provides an air-traffic-control system for hospitals that uses thermal sensors and AI to track room occupancy, patient and staff movement, and predict turnover times. The system targets reduced idle time, smoother scheduling, and lower costs by replacing guesswork and manual coordination with real-time data and automated insights.
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