Babylon continues buying spree with another California-based practice
Babylon continues buying spree with another California-based practice
Babylon Health bought two California-based medical practices as it charts a broader expansion across the U.S. But it s still facing questions about the safety of its AI chatbot in the U.K., where the company is based.
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Babylon Health is making a big push into the U.S. with its purchase of another California-based practice. The London-based startup recently acquired Meritage Medical Network, a nine-hospital health system spanning California’s wine country, just months after buying a Fresno-based practice.
It did not disclose the terms of either deal.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., and LONDON, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Babylon today announced that its recent strategic partnerships and acquisitions combined with significant organic growth have made it the leading provider in digital-first value-based care in the United States, delivering quality end-to-end healthcare to nearly 100,000 Americans in some of the country s largest health plans. To support this growth Babylon also announced new U.S. offices in Palo Alto, Calif., to support its U.S. expansion. Over the last several months, we ve made significant strides in our mission to put accessible, affordable and high quality healthcare in the hands of every person on Earth, said Babylon CEO Dr. Ali Parsa. Nowhere is that happening faster than in the United States. Innovations in digital-first care are driving the entire industry forward, and Babylon offers a unique combination of technology and medical expertise to put people in charge of thei
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$2 billion health firm Babylon is considering a listing, likely via a SPAC deal, sources say.
Babylon is best known for an easy-to-use app that provides virtual appointments with doctors.
Insider spoke with Babylon s CEO, investors, analysts, and critics to chart the firm s journey.
At the beginning of this year, Babylon Health CEO Ali Parsa told his 2,000-strong staff in an all-hands that the firm s partnership with the Canadian telecoms firm Telus was under review.
Babylon partnered with Telus health division in 2019 to launch a doctor app for Canadians that offers virtual consultations with clinicians and a whizzy chatbot symptom checker. The app is free for patients across Canada. Telus does not release user numbers but has said during quarterly results that the service has grown ra