HLTH 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is HLTH?
The dominant US healthcare innovation conference with 12,000+ senior decision-makers, investors, and digital health executives. Turnkey booths with AV included reduce logistical burden. If you are a digital health, AI, or health IT company seeking enterprise health system or payer customers, this is where deals start.
What are the key facts about HLTH?
- Host organization: HLTH, Inc.
- Primary specialty: health IT
- Scale: mega
- Geography: North America
- International attendance: ~15%
- See all Health IT & Digital Health conferences
Which device categories fit HLTH?
Which buyer stages does HLTH fit?
What does HLTH charge for booth space?
Cost not published
HLTH, Inc. does not publish booth pricing for HLTH that we can link to, so we do not list a figure here. We would rather show nothing than an estimate you cannot check. Ask them directly on the HLTH exhibitor page ↗.
Planning the HLTH booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends HLTH?
HLTH is the largest healthcare innovation conference in the US, drawing 12,000+ attendees from across the healthcare ecosystem, health systems, payers, digital health startups, pharma, government, and investors. Skews heavily toward executives, founders, and investors rather than frontline clinicians. Attendee registration starts at $3,295 (early bird) / $4,100 (standard), which filters for senior decision-makers. Venetian Expo & Convention Center venue. HLTH also runs ViVE (smaller, health IT focused) and HLTH Europe (Amsterdam).
- Purchasing authority: ~50% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~6,000
- International attendance: ~15%
Where is HLTH held?
- Venue: The Venetian Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
- Management company: HLTH, Inc. (owned and operated)
- Product theater: Available
Who else exhibits at HLTH?
Exhibitor data coming soon for HLTH.
Is HLTH worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
The dominant US healthcare innovation conference with 12,000+ senior decision-makers, investors, and digital health executives. Turnkey booths with AV included reduce logistical burden. If you are a digital health, AI, or health IT company seeking enterprise health system or payer customers, this is where deals start.
Why Skip
Extremely expensive: minimum booth is 10x20 (no 10x10 option), and turnkey pricing with no publicly listed rates suggests $30k+ entry point. Heavily skewed toward digital health and payer innovation, not traditional medical devices. Clinician presence is minimal compared to clinical conferences.
What should exhibitors know before HLTH?
HLTH is where digital health meets Wall Street. The audience is investors, health system C-suite, and payer executives. Traditional medical device companies selling physical products to clinicians will find better ROI at specialty clinical conferences.
What is the Buzzbox Score for HLTH?
9.3 / 10 (Exceptional)
9.3 out of 10. One of the strongest exhibiting opportunities in our index. Carried by exhibitor experience (9.8: managed by HLTH, Inc. (owned and operated) and purpose-built convention venue). The lightest dimension is audience quality (8.2, 50% purchasing authority (moderate) and mega-scale floor (12,000 attendees)). The dominant US healthcare innovation conference with 12,000+ senior decision-makers, investors, and digital health executives.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead. A factor we cannot source is left unscored rather than estimated, and the overall score above was set before any figure behind it was withdrawn.
Strong (8.2): 50% purchasing authority (moderate) and mega-scale floor (12,000 attendees).
Not scored on cost: this organizer publishes no booth price we can link to.
Standout (9.7): exhibitor prospectus available, and 8 booth options documented.
Standout (9.8): managed by HLTH, Inc. (owned and operated), purpose-built convention venue, and 8 booth configurations to choose from.
Standout (9.0): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and product-theater opportunity for thought leadership.
Standout (9.6): mega-scale and stable, 600+ exhibitors signals strong demand, and 12,000 attendees.
When are the HLTH exhibitor deadlines?
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Show Dates | 2026-11-15 to 2026-11-18 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at HLTH?
HLTH does not publish booth pricing we can link to, so we do not list a cost for this show. Rather than estimate one, we point you at the organizer's exhibitor page to request current rates directly.
How many people attend HLTH?
HLTH draws approximately 12,000 attendees. HLTH is the largest healthcare innovation conference in the US, drawing 12,000+ attendees from across the healthcare ecosystem, health systems, payers, digital health startups, pharma, government, and investors. Skews heavily toward executives, founders, and investors rather than frontline clinicians. Attendee registration starts at $3,295 (early bird) / $4,100 (standard), which filters for senior decision-makers. Venetian Expo & Convention Center venue. HLTH also runs ViVE (smaller, health IT focused) and HLTH Europe (Amsterdam).
When and where is HLTH 2026?
HLTH 2026 takes place November 15-18, 2026. The venue is The Venetian Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. HLTH, Inc. hosts the meeting.
How many HLTH attendees have purchasing authority?
About 50% of HLTH attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 6,000 effective buyers out of approximately 12,000 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
How does Buzzbox Media score HLTH?
HLTH carries a Buzzbox Score of 9.3 out of 10 (Exceptional), with one caveat on this record: cost efficiency is not scored, because HLTH, Inc. publishes no booth price we can link to, and the overall score was set before that figure was withdrawn. The factors still scored are audience quality, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is exhibitor experience at 9.8 and the lowest is audience quality at 8.2.
Who attends HLTH Conference?
HLTH draws 12,000+ healthcare executives including health system CEOs and CMOs, health plan executives, venture capital and private equity investors, digital health founders, and senior leaders from pharma and medical device companies. It skews more executive and investor-oriented than clinical-specialty conferences.
How does HLTH compare to HIMSS for exhibitors?
HIMSS is larger (35,000 attendees) and more IT/operations-focused. HLTH is smaller but skews higher seniority, with more C-suite health system and payer executives and a significant investor audience. If you need strategic partnerships or executive introductions alongside customer conversations, HLTH often delivers higher-value interactions despite the lower raw attendee count.