NEW YORK, August 5, 2026 – Unite Us, the nation’s trusted technology partner for integrating health and community-based care, today announced the acquisition of Vircho Health, a technology company whose performance and financial tools help the organizations running community care networks measure, optimize, and validate program performance. Unite Us welcomes the full Vircho Health team, including co-founders Craig Manson and Evan Jones. 

The acquisition comes as the bar for community care networks is rising. Funders no longer want to know only that a service happened; they are demanding evidence that the service was delivered, proof that it worked, data capturing network performance, and confidence that every dollar invested produced the outcome it was funded to solve. By integrating Vircho Health’s capabilities into the Unite Us platform, our customers can unlock deeper insights into network health to help networks validate and accelerate their impact. 

“We earned the trust of the communities we serve by taking on the problem everyone else thought was too complicated: going the last mile to close the loop,” said Taylor Justice, CEO and co-founder of Unite Us. “Vircho’s analytics expertise, combined with what we’ve built over 13 years, gives our network a new layer of intelligence and gets the right insight to the right decision maker, so issues get resolved the first time.”

“We led the first era of integrated health and community care by proving a service happened. We intend to lead the next by providing the intelligent infrastructure that assists the network to determine the next best action, whether it is care navigation or network performance,” Justice added.

Unite Us built the infrastructure to connect sectors and prove community services were received, pioneering the closed-loop referral model and compiling a record of care and outcomes spanning 13 years and nearly 125 million connections to care across every health and economic service that touches a person’s life.

Vircho Health’s platform turns that record into intelligent insights that meet the market’s demand for further validation: performance reporting on every organization within a network, quality analytics that show where performance is strong and where it needs attention, and financial accountability tools that track spending down to the dollar. These tools are already being used with Unite Us technology in North Carolina today.

“Vircho helps us turn network data into decisions. That’s what it takes to run community care with the rigor funders now expect, and what every network in the country will need to meet Rural Health Transformation goals,” said Laurie Stradley, DrPH, CEO of Impact Health, a Western North Carolina nonprofit that serves as both the Network Lead for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) and a NC ROOTS Hub for the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program. 

“As a partner of both Vircho and Unite Us, we see their coming together as one organization bringing us closer to a single, trusted source of truth for the outcomes we’re accountable for,” she added.  

The Vircho Health team brings deep expertise in healthcare data, clinical informatics, and integration with leading clinical systems that strengthens Unite Us’ existing healthcare foundation. They will work across the combined company to bring their capabilities together to advance shared priorities.

“Health and community care have run on separate rails for too long: separate data, separate systems, separate definitions of success. Unite Us built the connective tissue between them, and Vircho built the tools that make that connection count,” said Craig Manson, CEO & co-founder of Vircho Health. “Joining forces means we can help every network prove, down to the service and the dollar, not just that care happened, but that it worked. That’s the future we’re building together.”

Better infrastructure also reduces the administrative burden on community-based organizations. Too much of their time goes to proving they did the work: duplicate reporting, invoicing and documentation requirements that pulls staff away from the people they serve. This acquisition means less time proving and more time serving, and a clearer record of the results these organizations deliver for the communities and funders that count on them.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

For more information about Unite Us, visit www.uniteus.com. Learn about Vircho Health’s products at vircho.com.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico – April 29, 2026 – Founded in 2017, Santa Fe CONNECT represents a bold, unified vision between Santa Fe County and the City of Santa Fe. Since 2019, County and City staff have collaborated with one another to establish a care coordination and navigation network that connects individuals to health care and public services through trained navigators embedded across clinics, public agencies, and community-based organizations.

CONNECT started off with 8 programs and 13 navigators who worked together to break down silos, expand community partnerships, and encourage collaboration across the county. CONNECT has transformed the care coordination network in Santa Fe into a powerhouse network of 79 organizations and 300+ navigators who are collaborating, leveraging resources, and supporting individuals via a closed loop referral platform.

A new case study of CONNECT reveals how a government-led, technology-powered approach to care coordination is delivering measurable economic and health impact for the community. Powered by Unite Us, the nation’s trusted technology partner for integrating health and community-based care, the initiative has generated more than $33 million in estimated healthcare savings and economic value for households since 2019, while building a more accountable system of care for residents.

The findings show what’s possible when public agencies replace siloed, manual processes with a unified, accountable record of care. By aligning government leadership, standardizing workflows, and investing in shared tech infrastructure, Santa Fe has transformed their model of community care with measurable impact and return on investment (ROI). Since adopting Unite Us’ closed-loop platform in 2019, Santa Fe CONNECT has:

• Generated an estimated $13.4 million in healthcare cost savings
• Produced an estimated $19.7 million in household economic value
• Saved nearly 3,300 administrative hours
• Coordinated 17,500+ referrals serving 13,000+ residents
• Increased case resolution rates from 72% to 90%

Expanding Impact: A Blueprint for Other Communities

The results point to a broader opportunity for public sector leaders, both in-state and nationwide. In Santa Fe County specifically, more than 28% of residents (one in four) rely on Medicaid. If health-related non-medical needs were fully addressed for all of Santa Fe’s Medicaid population, the community could generate as much as $45.4 million in healthcare savings, based on comparable initiatives in other states.

“Santa Fe CONNECT shows what’s possible when government decides to lead from the front,” said Taylor Justice, CEO and Co-Founder of Unite Us. “When public agencies invest in their communities, rally community partners around a common goal, and deliver the tools to deliver on it, real momentum builds. You see better outcomes, stronger families, and measurable financial returns. This isn’t just a pilot or a one-off success story, it’s a practical, scalable model that counties and states across the country can put into action.”

Santa Fe CONNECT offers a scalable blueprint for other government agencies seeking to:

• Build a unified care infrastructure
• Invest in community-based care navigation
• Leverage shared technology for accountability and transparency
• Use real-time data to drive decisions

By aligning public leadership, community partnerships, and technology, Santa Fe CONNECT and Unite Us are proving that coordinated care at scale is not only possible; it delivers a measurable return on investment.

Click here to read the full case study.

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Raleigh, NC —  April 14, 2026 — Unite Us, the nation’s trusted technology partner for integrating health and community-based care, and WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a nationally recognized 970-bed not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C., are proud to deepen their collaboration to advance the health system’s Your Whole Health initiative.

WakeMed’s Your Whole Health program, which focuses on identifying and addressing social drivers of health (SDOH) that have a significant impact on health outcomes, will leverage a broader suite of Unite Us technology to more systematically identify, coordinate, and address non-clinical factors alongside clinical care needs, ultimately strengthening its whole-person health support for patients across the care continuum.

“Your Whole Health is about looking not only at the care we provide from a medical perspective, but what is contributing to a patient’s overall health picture,” said Theresa Amerson, MD, chief medical officer of Population Health at WakeMed. “Integrated screening tools like those provided by Unite Us allow us to better understand how things like access to food, reliable transportation, and a safe place to live impact our patients’ lives—and streamline how we connect patients to trusted community-based resources.”

A Tiered Approach to Community-Based Care Support

WakeMed’s expanded use of Unite Us enables a tailored approach to patient support based on level of need:

• Public Resource Directory supports low-risk patient populations by allowing patients and community members to self-navigate to available local resources when needs arise. Care teams can gain deeper insights into community needs and better understand what types of services patients are searching for, view top-viewed and shared programs, and more.
• Screening Ingestion and Automated Resource Lists support rising-risk patients by translating existing SDOH screening data into personalized resource recommendations, delivered directly to the patient and their care team through After-Visit Summaries and Epic MyChart. Patients can then self-navigate to resources, or staff can choose to share a resource list or send a referral to community-based organizations (CBOs) who can help meet their needs. 
• Unite Us Navigator supports high-risk patients by enabling closed-loop referrals to community-based organizations directly within WakeMed’s Epic EHR system, creating a more seamless experience for care teams and improving visibility into referral outcomes.

“WakeMed continues to show what is possible when care teams are equipped with the right tools to look beyond clinical needs and take action,” said Taylor Justice, CEO and Co-Founder of Unite Us. “By building this work directly into everyday care delivery, they are making it easier to connect people to meaningful support, strengthening coordination across settings, and helping ensure no need goes unseen or unmet.”

Improving Whole-Person Care in North Carolina

A leader in whole-person care, WakeMed continues to enhance its strategy by enabling patients with self-service access to local community resources, streamlining SDOH screening with automated resource recommendations, and natively embedding coordinated referral workflows directly within WakeMed’s Epic EHR system, which complements its existing use of Unite Us’ Closed-Loop Referral System and integrated Payments functionality. Together, these tools support WakeMed’s mission to provide compassionate, coordinated care that improves the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

Since launching the Your Whole Health program in July 2022, WakeMed has screened more than 300,000 unique patients, identifying the social drivers that influence overall health and well-being, and connecting individuals to meaningful community-based support through informed patient evaluations and care plans. The newly implemented Unite Us capabilities will enhance the work of WakeMed staff, reducing the burden on care teams to manually search for resources and follow up on referrals while enabling more seamless coordination of care.

Together, these tools help WakeMed—a Unite Us customer since 2019—continue advancing its mission and vision to be the provider of choice and preferred partner for quality health care, community health and whole-person care. 

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The Impact of Whole-Person Care
Whole-person care is an approach to health care that looks beyond immediate medical needs to address the full spectrum of factors that impact a person’s life, including environmental, behavioral, and economic needs. This approach recognizes that access to essential resources such as stable housing, food, transportation, and other non-medical factors is critical to achieving positive health outcomes. By coordinating workflows across healthcare and community-based services, whole-person care helps treat individuals holistically.

Unite Us and HealthEdge®: A Partnership Driving Change for Whole-Person Care

HealthEdge® is a leading provider of care management solutions for payer and provider organizations. Both Unite Us and HealthEdge share a common vision: empowering whole-person care through collaboration, interoperability, and strong community partnerships.

Whole-person care requires visibility beyond clinical data alone. By integrating referrals to community-based services directly into healthcare workflows, organizations can move from fragmented care to coordinated action.

Jennie shared how HealthEdge’s Guiding Care® solution for care management supports this vision by equipping payers and providers with the tools to manage complex populations effectively—and how their integration with Unite Us strengthens that capability.

“This integration [with Unite Us] is crucial in connecting members to the right resources quickly and effectively.” — Jennie Giuliany, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Sales Solutions at HealthEdge®

The partnership is a representation of how shared priorities, such as improving the user experience for care managers and effectively connecting members to community resources, can create innovative solutions that keep individuals at the center of care.

The Importance of Data in Addressing Drivers of Health

Jennie highlighted the importance of data for organizations responsible for addressing drivers of health:

“Not only are we seeing the impact we deliver to our members, but through data, we’re now able to demonstrate measurable outcomes and quantifiable impact. So, I think the world is taking notice.”  — Jennie Giuliany, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Sales Solutions at HealthEdge®

This recognition, Jennie explained, is a driving factor behind much of the innovation being seen in partnerships like Unite Us and HealthEdge®. By leveraging data and technology, care teams can bridge gaps in access to community resources for patients and members in need.

FHIR Interoperability Standards: A Game Changer in Healthcare Data

Interoperability was another critical focus of the discussion. Jennie emphasized the role of FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) in standardizing how systems communicate:

“Interoperability standards like FHIR are really going to change the game when it comes to making health care data useful. Instead of data sitting in silos, FHIR gives us a standard language so that different systems can actually talk to each other. And because FHIR supports real-time data exchange, it’s not just about sharing the information, it’s about acting on it quickly. When you can do that, you can improve coordination, close those gaps in care, and ultimately drive better outcomes for members.”  — Jennie Giuliany, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Sales Solutions at HealthEdge®

Embedding Care Coordination into Existing Workflows 

Technology only drives impact when it fits seamlessly into daily workflows.

One of the most powerful aspects of the Unite Us + HealthEdge® integration is that care coordination workflows are embedded directly within the Guiding Care solution:

“Unite Us is fully embedded within our platform. Care managers don’t have to jump between multiple systems. As soon as a need is identified, the system will guide the end user to Unite Us to find and connect the member with the right services. And because it’s all tied to the care plan, the entire care team can see what’s happening and coordinate seamlessly, reducing that barrier with different systems trying to connect to each other.” — Jennie Giuliany, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Sales Solutions at HealthEdge®

When referrals to community resources are integrated into the care plan, not treated as a separate process, coordination becomes proactive instead of reactive.

The Power of Partnership in Driving System-Level Change

Throughout the session, both Rachel and Jennie emphasized the power of collaboration in creating person-centered care and achieving meaningful results. 

“Every time we help a member access resources that improve their health, we’re doing more than solving a problem. It’s a ripple effect. It results in better outcomes for members, financial stability for health plans, and greater job satisfaction for care managers. When we connect people to what they need, everyone wins. And that’s the kind of impact that transforms health care.” — Jennie Giuliany, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Sales Solutions at HealthEdge®

Rachel echoed the importance of aligned partnerships that move beyond integration toward shared impact:

“It’s exciting to see partners like HealthEdge leading the charge in helping payers and providers deliver more connected, community-centered care.” — Rachel Eager, Technical Program Manager, Integration Partnerships at Unite Us 

By combining interoperable technology with a shared commitment to improving health outcomes, partnerships like this help build a more accountable and coordinated healthcare system.

Key Takeaways for Healthcare Leaders

There were several key takeaways from the discussion, including:

• Whole-person care requires integrated workflows.
  Embedding workflows that address non-medical drivers of health directly into clinical systems ensures that needs are identified, addressed, and measured in real time.

• Interoperability is essential to scale impact.
  Standards like FHIR enable scalable, secure, and actionable data exchange across healthcare and community ecosystems.

• Tracking outcomes across the care journey is critical.
  Measuring service-specific outcomes, such as whether a food box was received, helps organizations demonstrate value while improving whole-person care for members and patients.

• Strategic partnerships accelerate transformation.
  Technology alone isn’t enough. It takes aligned partners working toward shared goals to drive system-level change.

Healthcare is at a turning point. As payers and providers advance value-based care models, integrating non-medical and clinical data is no longer a differentiator: it’s foundational.

Partnerships like this demonstrate what’s possible when interoperability, embedded workflows, and shared purpose come together to power whole-person care.

Visit https://uniteus.com/ and https://healthedge.com/ to learn more and explore opportunities for collaboration in your own organization.

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Intermountain Health, the largest nonprofit health system in the Intermountain West, partnered with Unite Us in 2019 to build a coordinated, statewide network addressing patients’ non-medical needs. Through measurable gains in household income, administrative efficiency, healthcare cost savings, and expanded network reach, the partnership demonstrates how integrated care coordination infrastructure can improve outcomes for patients while reducing the total cost of care.

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