ShiftMed Named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026

Recognition highlights ShiftMed's market leadership, financial growth, digital engagement, and AI-driven approach to healthcare workforce optimization.

• ShiftMed named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026 in the Health Information and Management category, recognizing its role in advancing healthcare workforce technology.
• The recognition reflects ShiftMed's work helping healthcare organizations adapt to changing labor needs by centralizing resources and enabling more data-driven strategies.
• ShiftMed's technology helps organizations make faster, more informed workforce decisions, reduce costs, and create greater flexibility for clinicians.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ShiftMed, a leading AI-powered healthcare workforce platform, today announced that it has been recognized on the TIME World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026 list, featured in the health information and management category. Presented by TIME and Statista, this recognition highlights the world's most innovative health technology organizations driving measurable operational efficiency, financial stability, and industry transformation.

ShiftMed's inclusion reflects its continued momentum as health systems shift away from costly, reactive contingent labor models toward intelligent, data-driven workforce strategies. ShiftMed's AI-powered platform helps health systems balance labor needs and identify available capacity to fill open shifts with their internal workforce and float pools first, turning to on-demand local clinicians only when needed. Its intelligent routing helps health systems better utilize their existing workforce, reducing unnecessary labor spend and supporting retention while easing the manual administrative burden associated with open shift fulfillment.

In 2025 alone, ShiftMed helped health system partners save more than $200 million in costs, through reduced premium pay, overtime and contract labor. 

"Health systems are under tremendous pressure to control labor costs without compromising workforce flexibility or patient care," said Todd Walrath, CEO and founder of ShiftMed. "We're helping them move beyond reactive staffing by using AI to make better use of their internal teams and float pools before turning to external labor. This recognition reflects the measurable impact of that approach and the trust our health system partners place in ShiftMed as they build more sustainable workforce strategies."

The selection process looked at healthtech companies across three main areas. Financial performance accounted for 50% and focused on financial stability, operational efficiency, revenue growth per employee, and funding. Reputation made up 30% and looked at public perception and credibility across news coverage, industry forums, and digital media. The remaining 20% focused on online engagement, including website traffic and how widely companies' digital platforms were being used.

ShiftMed brings a hospital's workforce resources together in a single AI-powered platform. It integrates with existing HR and scheduling systems, and uses intelligent automation to optimize labor, lower operational costs, and give leaders greater visibility, all while delivering a more flexible experience for clinicians.

For the full list of TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2026, visit TIME.com.

To learn more about ShiftMed's workforce management solutions, please visit www.shiftmed.com.

About ShiftMed

ShiftMed's Workforce Management Suite helps health systems reduce labor costs and improve workforce performance through an AI-powered workforce operating layer. In 2025 alone, ShiftMed supported more than 631,000 shifts, helping health systems generate over $200 million in labor savings. By embedding AI throughout the shift fulfillment process, ShiftMed enables healthcare leaders to optimize labor, reduce premium spend, and gain greater operational control. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing HR and scheduling systems, providing a unified, data-driven view of workforce performance.

The suite includes Flex Marketplace, an on-demand marketplace that extends workforce capacity with access to more than 250,000 local, fully credentialed W2 clinicians and allied health professionals. Flex App, a custom-branded mobile app, empowers internal clinicians to claim open shifts in real time, increasing flexibility, engagement, and workforce utilization. Through Flex AI, ShiftMed automatically identifies and balances open shifts, enabling internal staff, float pools, and local on-demand clinicians to self-schedule while reducing manual coordination and agency reliance. Together, these solutions help health systems fill shifts faster, lower labor costs, and maximize workforce efficiency. The platform operates nationwide, serving partners across more than 165+ markets.

For more information, visit shiftmed.com.

SOURCE ShiftMed