In a move that may preview the next phase of surgical care delivery, Oath Surgical has partnered with NVIDIA to build AI-native ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) powered by real-time, multimodal intelligence.
Oath is developing OathOS, a software-defined operating layer that integrates with existing OR infrastructure — including video, imaging, robotics, and device systems — transforming outpatient surgical centers into continuously sensing, AI-enabled environments.
Rather than rebuilding facilities, Oath focuses on upgrading the installed base of ASCs, allowing centers to:
- Layer intelligence onto existing equipment
- Capture ambient, real-time surgical data
- Incrementally adopt AI-driven workflow optimization
NVIDIA’s role extends beyond dashboards and analytics. The collaboration centers on what NVIDIA calls “physical AI” — embedding AI directly into the clinical environment to perceive, reason, and act in real time.
The broader signal: AI is shifting from decision support software to an operating system for care delivery — particularly in outpatient surgical settings where volume, efficiency, and economics converge.