AvaSure Acquires Nurse Disrupted: Virtual Nursing Gets a Strategic Boost

AvaSure, a leader in virtual care technology, has announced the acquisition of Nurse Disrupted, a nurse-founded telehealth company designed to expand access to virtual nursing across hospital and home-based care. This marks AvaSure’s second acquisition in under a year, following its 2024 purchase of Ouva’s Smart Room AI technology.

The strategic combination significantly deepens AvaSure’s virtual nursing portfolio and positions the company to meet growing demand for tech-enabled staffing solutions amid mounting clinical workforce shortages. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Accelerating a New Model of Care

Nurse Disrupted’s platform is known for its rapid deployment capability and measurable ROI in acute care settings. The technology supports virtual rounding, triage, admissions, discharge education, and family communications—all aimed at improving operational efficiency and reducing nurse burnout.

“Bringing Nurse Disrupted into our portfolio aligns perfectly with our mission,” said AvaSure CEO Adam McMullin. “We are expanding support for hospitals and health systems with scalable virtual nursing capabilities” (AvaSure Press Release, 2025).

Bre Loughlin, MS, RN, founder of Nurse Disrupted, will now serve as AvaSure’s Executive Director of Virtual Care Innovation. Loughlin brings a background in nurse leadership and health IT, including roles at Epic and national advocacy for nursing innovation. Her experience is expected to guide AvaSure’s strategic development across inpatient and remote care settings.

Tufts Medical Center: An Innovation Partner

As part of the rollout, AvaSure will integrate Nurse Disrupted’s capabilities into its broader platform with the support of Tufts Medical Center, which will act as an innovation partner. The collaboration is designed to create a seamless workflow between bedside and virtual nurses—addressing pain points such as documentation lag, staff onboarding, and care coordination.

“Together, they are creating a solution designed to leverage the impact of our care teams while keeping patients at the center,” said Dr. Therese Hudson-Jinks, SVP of Patient Care Services at Tufts.

Workforce Pressures and the Business Case for Virtual Nursing

The acquisition underscores the growing interest in virtual nursing as hospitals struggle to staff units and manage rising labor costs. A 2024 study by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) found that 91% of hospitals were facing nurse retention challenges, with virtual care cited as a potential lever to improve work-life balance and reduce overtime.

AvaSure claims its virtual care platform delivers a 6x ROI by reducing sitter costs, lowering nurse turnover, and improving throughput. The integration of Nurse Disrupted’s virtual nursing module adds new use cases, including:

• Virtual discharge and transition planning
• Patient education and engagement
• Tele-support for bedside nurses
• Care coordination across settings

From Virtual Sitting to Enterprise Virtual Care

Once known primarily for its virtual safety monitoring solutions, AvaSure has repositioned itself as a full-scale intelligent care platform. With over 5,000 deployments and more than 1,100 hospital clients, AvaSure has used its foothold in patient observation to expand into clinical workflows powered by AI and human-centered design.

In 2024, AvaSure was ranked by KLAS Research as the top solution for reducing cost of care. Its growing team—of which 15% are nurses—has emphasized operational alignment and speed-to-value in its implementations. AvaSure’s trajectory parallels broader trends in hospital IT, where demand for tech-enabled labor models is colliding with budget constraints and rising acuity levels.

Looking Ahead

With this acquisition, AvaSure becomes one of the few vendors offering an end-to-end virtual nursing and safety monitoring platform. As more health systems look to redesign inpatient care models and extend staffing resources, the company is positioned to influence how virtual care is scaled and reimbursed in the years ahead.

AvaSure will showcase its expanded platform at the upcoming AONL conference (booth #301), where it will also co-host a webinar titled “The Next Evolution of Virtual Nursing: Bridging Technology and Practice” on April 23.