Building Bridges in Social Care with Nima Roohi

Nima Roohi, CEO of Blooming Health, joins us to share how a career in data science and a personal caregiving experience led him to tackle one of healthcare's most overlooked problems: the gap between medical care and social services.

Nima breaks down the three core failures in social care — fragmentation, missing data, and an inability to scale — and explains why simply hiring more social workers isn't the answer. Instead, Blooming Health uses AI and automation to digitize social care delivery, partnering with community-based organizations to extend their reach and impact.

We also dig into his unconventional go-to-market strategy: building from the ground up by empowering community organizations first, then using that proven network to attract healthcare plans and larger systems.

If you work in healthcare, social services, or tech for good, this episode is packed with hard-won lessons on building at the intersection of all three.