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December 24, 2025
Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so
Watch as Akara CEO Conor McGinn digs into how AI and thermal sensors are cutting costly operating room delays in hospitals.
TL;DR
- Operating room coordination is a major problem costing hospitals money.
- 2-4 hours of OR time are lost daily due to scheduling and coordination issues, not surgeries.
- Akara is a startup building an 'air traffic control' system for hospitals.
- The system uses thermal sensors and AI.
- Akara was recognized on Time's Best Inventions of 2025 list.
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