Optimized for high-growth healthcare tech startups, Project Healthcare is a 6-month program driving transformation in the healthcare industry through tailored hands-on curriculum and connections. Project Healthcare leverages our relationships with Nashville’s healthcare industry giants and provides unmatched access to the top experts and resources in the field, critical to success in this highly competitive landscape.
Nashville’s healthcare industry generates more than
$97B in revenue
Over 500+ healthcare companies call
Nashville home
7 of 11 of the largest for-profit hospital systems in the U.S. are based in Nashville
More than 120 mentors dedicated to coaching healthcare entrepreneurs.
Learn from and grow with alongside your fellow cohort.
Meet potential investors and customers at program events.
“This program highlighted hurdles an early-stage healthcare company must overcome to be successful through seminars and one-on-one meetings with successful healthcare executives. We feel more adequately equipped to navigate future strategic decisions and are grateful for the vast network Project Healthcare introduced us to.”
– Braden Davison, Healing Innovations (Project Healthcare 2018)
We understand that building a world class startup happens on a tight budget. That’s why we take 0% equity in our companies, and as a non-profit, have subsidized the program fee to less than 1/10th of what it costs us, thanks to our Program Partners.
Diversity scholarships are available for underrepresented founders.
Project Healthcare Chair
Eric Thrailkill helps the EC realize our vision of Nashville being the best place in America to start and grow a business – especially in healthcare. As a Nashville native, he’s served as CIO of three publicly held healthcare companies (PhyCor, America Service Group, and AMSURG). Prior to his tenure as a CIO, Thrailkill spent over a decade with Deloitte gaining deep expertise in finance and business operations experience, along with technical vision and healthcare innovation. From 2018 to 2020, Eric served as the President of the Tennessee Chapter of HIMSS.
Project Healthcare Program Manager
With a decade of experience in nonprofit management, Haley works directly with healthcare founders in Project Healthcare to help them scale their businesses through engaging the Nashville Healthcare community and leveraging the NEC’s curriculum and expert advisors. Haley is passionate about serving healthcare founders so they can bring their innovative and desperately needed solutions to make healthcare a more equitable space.
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