Samsung Acquires Digital Health Startup Xealth to Deepen Healthcare Play

The acquisition is expected to accelerate its goal of creating a unified platform combining health data from wearables with clinical records to enable more personalized, preventive care.

Samsung Electronics is acquiring Seattle-based digital health startup Xealth in a move to sharpen its digital health strategy and integrate patient-generated data with hospital systems.

Founded in 2017 as a spinout of the Providence health network, Xealth enables hospitals to prescribe and manage digital health tools, currently serving over 500 hospitals in the US.

The deal is expected to close later this year, subject to regulatory approvals. Samsung, an existing investor in Xealth, said the acquisition will accelerate its goal of creating a unified platform combining health data from wearables with clinical records to enable more personalized, preventive care.

The financial terms are undisclosed.

“Together with Samsung and our network of healthcare leaders, we will design a bridge between home health monitoring and clinical decision-making, with provider workflow considerations and patient engagement at the core of that effort,” said Xealth CEO Mike McSherry.

Xealth integrates directly with electronic health records and collaborates with more than 70 digital health solution partners.

The acquisition marks Samsung’s deepening push into health tech as it competes with Apple, Google, and Amazon in the fast-expanding connected health space.

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