Healthcare has a finance problem most sectors do not. You treat the patient today and get paid by an insurer weeks later, minus whatever they deny. That gap is where clinics run short of cash while looking profitable on paper.

Most founders wait too long, then hire in a panic during a raise. Here are the six signals that tell you it is time, before the cash gets tight.

A part-time CFO does not disappear between board meetings. The real value is in a weekly rhythm that keeps cash visible and decisions grounded. Here is what that week looks like.

The first board pack sets the standard every later one is judged against. Get the structure and the metric definitions right once, and every board meeting after runs on rails.

Cutting costs is the obvious runway lever. It is also the one that can strangle the growth you are trying to protect. Here is how to buy months without stalling.

Once a year at tax time is how most founders do it, and it is nowhere near enough. The right answer is layered. Cash weekly, the books monthly, a proper health check every quarter.

Investors scan your numbers in minutes and decide whether to keep reading. A handful of metrics carry most of that judgement. Here is what they check, and what good looks like in 2026.