Key Takeaways
- • Inkhouse, a strategic communications firm within the Orchestra network, doubled its health and wellness practice client base in 2026 so far, according to a Business Wire announcement.
- • The firm launched four new integrated PR and communications programs with Innovaccer, Cognita, Nabla, and Thyme Care.
- • Stephanie Fergione, based in Boston, was promoted to Executive Vice President and will continue client work alongside EVP and General Manager Anne Baker.
- • Inkhouse cites healthcare as nearly 18% of U.S. GDP and a sector the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects to be the fastest-growing industry over the next decade, adding an average of 1.9 million jobs annually.
Summary
Inkhouse, a strategic communications firm that is part of the Orchestra network, said it doubled its client base for its health and wellness practice in 2026 so far. The firm launched four new integrated PR and communications programs with Innovaccer, Cognita, Nabla, and Thyme Care, according to the company's Business Wire announcement issued from San Francisco.
The firm also promoted Stephanie Fergione to Executive Vice President. Fergione, who is based in Boston, has led several notable healthtech accounts at Inkhouse, including CareQuest Innovation Partners, Strata Decision Technology, and Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care. In the expanded role she will continue her client work and build the practice with Executive Vice President and General Manager Anne Baker.
Baker framed the growth around demand for communications on AI in healthcare, saying AI is opening possibilities from drug discovery to systemic efficiencies that improve access to care, and that organizations need to explain how the technology delivers human-centered outcomes. The announcement cites Bureau of Labor Statistics projections that healthcare, which represents nearly 18% of U.S. GDP, will be the nation's fastest-growing industry over the next decade.
The new clients span several segments of care delivery. Innovaccer develops AI infrastructure for autonomous healthcare operations. Cognita builds generative foundation models that interpret medical imaging and draft radiology reports while keeping physicians in control of diagnoses. Nabla offers an agentic platform supporting clinical workflows. Thyme Care is an oncology company coordinating patients, providers, and health plans across the cancer care journey.
Inkhouse, founded in 2007 with about 120 practitioners, joined Orchestra in 2023. Orchestra, which has acquired nine firms since 2022, says it supports clients across corporate, health, policy, nonprofit, and public affairs environments. The company's healthcare-related growth was described as building on significant growth in 2025 across healthcare, physical industries, and artificial intelligence. The announcement is a company press release and its growth figures are not independently verified.
The firm also promoted Stephanie Fergione to Executive Vice President. Fergione, who is based in Boston, has led several notable healthtech accounts at Inkhouse, including CareQuest Innovation Partners, Strata Decision Technology, and Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care. In the expanded role she will continue her client work and build the practice with Executive Vice President and General Manager Anne Baker.
Baker framed the growth around demand for communications on AI in healthcare, saying AI is opening possibilities from drug discovery to systemic efficiencies that improve access to care, and that organizations need to explain how the technology delivers human-centered outcomes. The announcement cites Bureau of Labor Statistics projections that healthcare, which represents nearly 18% of U.S. GDP, will be the nation's fastest-growing industry over the next decade.
The new clients span several segments of care delivery. Innovaccer develops AI infrastructure for autonomous healthcare operations. Cognita builds generative foundation models that interpret medical imaging and draft radiology reports while keeping physicians in control of diagnoses. Nabla offers an agentic platform supporting clinical workflows. Thyme Care is an oncology company coordinating patients, providers, and health plans across the cancer care journey.
Inkhouse, founded in 2007 with about 120 practitioners, joined Orchestra in 2023. Orchestra, which has acquired nine firms since 2022, says it supports clients across corporate, health, policy, nonprofit, and public affairs environments. The company's healthcare-related growth was described as building on significant growth in 2025 across healthcare, physical industries, and artificial intelligence. The announcement is a company press release and its growth figures are not independently verified.
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