Why Is Pediatric Healthcare Still Broken Even With More Technology with Trish Hayes

Some founders won’t like this, but it needs to be said.We keep talking about “innovation” in healthcare.More apps. More tools. More features.But for families, especially those with children who have complex healthcare needs, it still feels broken.They’re juggling specialists. Schools. Care plans. Systems that don’t talk to each other.And no one is actually owning the full journey.In this episode, I sat down with Chief Medical Officer of Imagine Pediatrics, Trish Hayes at HLTH to talk about what it really takes to support children with complex needs, and why pediatric healthcare is still one of the most underserved areas in health tech.What stood out to me wasn’t just the technology.It was the responsibility.Because when you’re building in healthcare, you’re not just creating a product, you’re stepping into someone’s life.Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:✅ Why pediatrics is still one of the biggest gaps in health tech and what founders are missing✅ The real reason families struggle (hint: it’s not lack of care, it’s lack of coordination)✅ How a “wraparound care model” is changing outcomes for children with complex conditions✅ What it actually looks like to deliver medical, behavioral, and social care together✅ Why proactive care (not reactive care) is the future and how technology enables it✅ The truth about scaling in healthcare: why hiring the right people matters more than building more tech✅ How digital platforms can safely engage both caregivers and children before they turn to unreliable sourcesRelated Episodes You’ll LoveThe Digital Painkiller: What Every Healthcare Tech Founder Should Know - Focuses on how digital health technologies (including virtual solutions) can expand access to care and integrate into real-world care models👉 Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-digital-painkiller-what-every-healthcare-tech/id1853924954?i=1000737299449 Why Growing Teams Lose Talent Even When They Pay Well - Explores how healthcare founders scale teams while still supporting real patient needs and preventative care.👉 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3d38krBKVscRFVww5toZc3?si=846e3ba729f3476f Why Investors Don’t Trust Your Numbers and How to Fix It - Focuses on the trust gap between healthcare innovation and scaling (especially financial clarity and structure).👉 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0mn3J5KqVtg Want help figuring out your first C-suite hire?Join the PulsePoint Path Boardroom or apply as one of our advisors who we place into trusted portfolio companies.It's designed for HealthTech and digital health founders between Seed and Series A who want to hire smart and scale faster.Here are 3 ways we can support you right now:1️⃣ Get a 360° Strategy from a Board That Sees What You Can’tStill piecing advice together from part-time advisors who barely have time to talk? Our Boardroom program gives you direct access to a 12-seat integrated advisory board—designed to find the blind spots in your funding, contracts, and margin strategy.This isn’t another Slack chat or once-a-month call. It’s a full diagnostic and action plan you can’t afford to miss.👉 PulsePointPath.com/Apply2️⃣ Turn Your Pitch into a Funding MagnetYour pitch isn’t a presentation—it’s a conversion tool. Send us your deck and get a persuasive rewrite that speaks to what investors actually fund.👉 PitchToYes.com3️⃣ Be a Featured Guest Apply to speak on our top 100-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, Provider's Edge. Have traction and a story to share? Apply to join us: 👉 PulsePointPath.com/Call-Sabrina