Apella, a hospital technology company focused on operating room efficiency, has raised $80 million in new funding. The infusion of new capital comes as health systems and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) alike grapple with mounting capacity constraints and growing pressure to do more with leaner teams. The Series B round, which combines equity and venture debt, underscores investor confidence in so-called ambient AI and computer vision tools that promise to automate some of the most … [Read more...]