Sara Well's passion is quality healthcare. For twelve years she was a critical care nurse at prominent hospital systems in Los Angeles. As she advanced and became Shift Manager, she observed that the scheduling process was manual, archaic and unsustainable.
Sara remarks: "I felt dangerously pulled away from the clinical environment where my team needed my help, into a clerical role of trying to get staff to come in to work to help us out." While she was surrounded by innovative medical technology, no technology was being used to improve the process of staffing. As a self-confessed tech nerd she decided to tackle the problem head-on and Dropstat was born.

Dropstat automates the repetitive and tedious manual processes of filling shifts and ensuring safe staffing. The nursing shortage is real and worsening, and a solid infrastructure for staffing is desperately needed. AI and machine learning are applied to reduce friction in the process, and free nurses to provide the quality patient care that they are dedicated to. Because of Sara's intimate knowledge of hospital operations, she quickly led her team to find ways to use staff more efficiently and to reduce overtime and contingent labor costs.

In addition, in 2022 Sara became the Chapter Director for the HealthTech Industry at Startup Grind, an organization dedicated to bringing startups and investors together. She counsels and mentors emerging women in the field to create a more supportive business community.

Dropstat has been selected to participate in the 2023 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Global Cohort for Workforce Development. Supporting and protecting the healthcare workforce is an essential investment in the continuity of health services, and central to Dropstat’s mission. The focus on training, retaining, and deploying healthcare workers is consistent with Sara Well’s vision of a better future for healthcare.