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Our History
It started with an unexpected fall. After a pursuit for answers, VirtuSense was born and rapidly became the solution for unpredictable falls nationwide.
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2009
Deepak Gaddipati’s grandmother fell while walking to the bank and broke her hip. She died within ten days from the injury. Even though there were several physicians in their family, no one knew that she was a fall risk.
After the death of his grandmother, Deepak dedicated himself to learning why no one recognized her as a fall-risk.
He spoke with everyone from doctors to housekeepers to discover why there had been no prior interventions, but the answers left him wanting.
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2012
Deepak founded VirtuSense to develop a tool that could proactively identify fall-risk in older adults. Our first product, VSTBalance, did exactly that. Using artificial intelligence and machine vision, VSTBalance was able to objectively conduct evidence-based assessments and compare the results to population norms to reliably measure fall-risk.
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2013
David Park joined VirtuSense first as a consultant, and later became our Chief Executive Officer. From there, the team began to grow as we built our support, sales, development, and marketing departments.
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2019
After launching VSTBalance, we developed our next product, VSTAlert. This system uses infrared rays to predict when a patient is getting ready to exit their bed in both acute and post acute care.
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2020
In January 2020, Tom Hale joined VirtuSense as our Chief Technology Officer and was able to help the team immensely in kick starting our next product, VSTOne.
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2020
The success of VSTAlert led the charge in launching our remote monitoring product, VSTOne. COVID-19, uncovered new needs in hospitals and long-term care, such as remote monitoring to reduce PPE and staff exposure.
Our mission is to accelerate access to care.
VST was founded in 2013 by an engineer who wanted to prove that you don’t have to wait for a fall or a heart attack to be cared for—predictive AI can make healthcare simple, affordable, and accessible without compromising the quality of care.
The VirtuSense Story
Our Values
Passionate
because we believe that we can make a difference
Genuine
with our clients and ourselves
Persistent
in everything we pursue
Balanced
in who you are, what you want, and where you’re going
Future-Focused
on every level
Leadership
Deepak Gaddipati
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
As the Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Deepak is a technology visionary with clear business insights whose passion is to fix healthcare. He acquired peerless expertise in machine vision, deep-learning, and “IoT” while developing the first commercial full-body, automated scanning system that is widely deployed across most U.S. airports.
David Park
Chief Executive Officer
As the Chief Executive Officer, David is focused on guiding the leadership and organizational goals of VirtuSense. He leads the overall operations by building the team and culture, setting strategic goals, and executing to achieve the corporate vision. Prior to VirtuSense, David helped to form, fund, manage, and grow portfolio companies as the fifth person to join a healthcare and technology venture firm in Boston that led to its IPO and a billion dollars in value creation.
Dr. Tom Hale
Chief Medical Officer
As the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hale is building value-based services for ACOs, MAs, and other at-risk models. He previously pioneered the development of telemedicine and virtual care at Mercy Health. Under his leadership, Mercy telehealth services launched the world’s first virtual care center, Mercy Virtual. Prior to that, Tom led a 350 member multi-specialty organization as the President of Mercy Medical Group.
Bill Wynn
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
As VP of Strategic Partnerships, Bill is focused on growing new revenue streams and developing key alliances with healthcare organizations challenged with how to transform into a value-driven care model. With over 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive, Bill has an extensive background combining clinical practice, operations, and business development.
Rick Zehr
General Manager of Long Term Care
As the General Manager of Long Term Care, Rick helps senior living organizations integrate VirtuSense fall reduction technology across their continuum. Prior to VirtuSense, Rick served as President of IPMR and, later, OSF IPMR where he led the organization to national prominence as one of North America’s most innovative and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation providers.