# Current Health

> Current Health sells the clinical and operational infrastructure required to move acute care and complex therapies beyond hospital walls. Its platform combines connected monitoring, configurable clinical pathways, EHR integration, patient communication, 24/7 virtual nursing, logistics, and professional services for health systems, oncology programs, community practices, and life-sciences companies. After Best Buy acquired it for roughly $400 million in 2021, co-founder Chris McGhee reacquired the business in 2025 and refocused it on advanced therapies and high-acuity care models with clearer clinical and economic value.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Christopher McGhee (CEO and Co-founder), Stewart Whiting (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 140 employees; LinkedIn displayed 137 employees in August 2026.
- **Products:** Current Health Platform, Advanced Therapy Delivery, Hospital at Home, Clinical Command Center, Professional and Research Services
- **Notable:** Received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019 for the Current Wearable Health Monitoring System., Raised a $43 million Series B in April 2021 led by Northpond Ventures., Acquired by Best Buy for approximately $400 million in November 2021.

## Products & services

- **Current Health Platform** — A care-at-home platform connecting continuous and intermittent devices, patient communication, EHR workflows, configurable pathways, clinical dashboards, alerts and remote data collection.
- **Advanced Therapy Delivery** — Infrastructure for outpatient and community delivery of CAR-T, bispecific, cell and gene, and other high-cost therapies, including monitoring, escalation pathways and research support.
- **Hospital at Home** — Technology and operational support for acute care at home, including monitoring kits, EHR integration, video visits, configurable alarms and care coordination.
- **Clinical Command Center** — A 24/7, all-50-state virtual clinical monitoring and triage service that operates as an extension of a provider's team and follows customer protocols.
- **Professional and Research Services** — Program design, implementation, workflow configuration, evidence generation, outcomes analysis and support for health systems and life-sciences partners.
- **Device Logistics** — Kit fulfillment, installation, retrieval, reprocessing and inventory workflows, now supported for hospital-at-home programs through Cardinal Health's Velocare solution.

## Achievements

- Received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019 for the Current Wearable Health Monitoring System.
- Raised a $43 million Series B in April 2021 led by Northpond Ventures.
- Acquired by Best Buy for approximately $400 million in November 2021.
- Named Frost & Sullivan's 2022 Global Virtual Home Care Platform Company of the Year.
- Helped Sarah Cannon establish a large multicenter outpatient CAR-T program; later company materials report 90% of patients treated outpatient and 1,200 bed days saved in the first 100 patients.
- Supported Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital expansion, with a 2025 case study reporting 200% growth in 15 months and more than 25,000 bed days saved.
- Returned to founder-led independence through a management reacquisition in June 2025.
- Announced a national hospital-at-home logistics collaboration with Cardinal Health Velocare in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Co-founder Chris McGhee and management reacquired Current Health from Best Buy; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2025-08** — Published a Mass General Brigham case study describing 200% Home Hospital growth in 15 months across 72 communities.
- **2025-12** — Published operating lessons from Sarah Cannon's multicenter outpatient CAR-T program, emphasizing standardized pathways and concentrated monitoring during the first 15 days.
- **2026-03** — Announced that Cardinal Health Velocare would handle last-mile delivery, setup and retrieval of monitoring kits for hospital-at-home programs.
- **2026-06** — Repositioned its website around advanced therapies and complex care outside traditional hospital settings, serving health systems, community practices and life-sciences companies.

## Links

- Website: https://currenthealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/currenthealth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CurrentHealth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@current_health
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/HeyCurrentHealth/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21