HITshow: A $25 Breakthrough with Peerbridge Health CEO Chris Darland

🔍 A cardiologist shortage. 10 million dads. And a $25 breakthrough.

What if your first sign of heart disease didn’t have to be an ER visit?

🎙️ In this week’s HITshow, Peerbridge Health CEO Chris Darland shares a powerful mission that started with a tangle of wires in a hospital room — and became a push to bring proactive cardiology to patients who’ve been left behind.

“The mission really hasn’t changed: how do we disconnect from wires and disconnect from physical locations to really understand patients?”

💡 Heart disease is rising fast. The specialists who can diagnose it are in short supply. And too often, patients — like Chris’s own father in rural Kentucky — don’t get care until it’s too late.

But what if you could send a $25 device to their doorstep?

“He wears it for five minutes… we know exactly what’s going on. Then he can jump on a call with a virtual cardiologist — without ever leaving the house.”
💥 Peerbridge’s model isn’t just about remote monitoring — it’s about shifting healthcare from reactive to proactive, especially for patients in rural and underserved communities.

“There’s 10 million versions of my dad across this country.”

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📣 And today, even more reason to pay attention:
Peerbridge Health was just recognized for Cardiology Technology Innovation in the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program.