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clinical deployment · United States

HCA expands AI nurse handoff tool to 15 more hospitals as Cooper brings ambient AI to the bedside

Sep 28, 2026 · Issue 9 · 4 sources, 4 articles

HCA is extending its AI-based nurse handoff tool to 15 more hospitals. Cooper Norcross Health in New Jersey is the first to bring ambient AI, Microsoft Dragon Copilot, into nurses' bedside work.

Who is affected and how

hospital manager
The HCA and Cooper examples can serve as a benchmark for pilots.
health IT
Must integrate ambient and handoff tools into nursing workflows.

Sources

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