First Health Advisory

First Health Advisory is a healthcare-focused cybersecurity firm that partners with hospitals, health systems, and government organizations to address cybersecurity challenges from strategy through execution. The company positions itself as an operational partner rather than a traditional consulting firm, embedding with client teams to implement security measures and reduce risk.

The firm's approach emphasizes the intersection of cybersecurity and patient safety, with a multidisciplinary team that includes CISOs, clinicians (physicians, nurses, pathologists), engineers, and strategists. Their flagship CORE (Cybersecurity Oversight & Resilience Engagement) Program provides holistic oversight across the cybersecurity lifecycle, covering risk identification, regulatory compliance, incident response, and secure innovation enablement. First Health Advisory also offers specialized expertise in medical device security and XIoT integration.

In September 2025, First Health Advisory was named a Preferred Cybersecurity & Risk Services Provider by the American Hospital Association, which represents nearly 5,000 hospitals and health systems nationwide. The company emphasizes measurable outcomes including risk reduction, operational continuity, and regulatory alignment with standards such as HICP, NIST, and HIPAA.

Choose First Health Advisory when your organization needs a cybersecurity partner that understands the clinical implications of security decisions and can work alongside your teams to implement solutions. Their value proposition centers on turning strategy into action, making them appropriate for organizations that have already identified risks and need help prioritizing and executing remediation work.

Expect a partnership model rather than a traditional vendor relationship, with their team functioning as an extension of your cybersecurity and clinical operations. Their approach emphasizes shared governance between clinical, IT, and security stakeholders, which can help organizations build lasting cybersecurity culture rather than compliance-only programs.

First Health Advisory operates exclusively in the healthcare sector, serving hospitals, health systems, and government healthcare organizations. Their entire service model is built around healthcare-specific challenges including HIPAA compliance, medical device security, clinical workflow integration, and regulatory frameworks like HICP and NIST healthcare guidance.

The company's team composition reflects this healthcare focus, with clinicians integrated into cybersecurity delivery teams. They address healthcare-specific challenges such as downtime procedures for clinical systems, medical device vulnerability management, and the intersection of cybersecurity with patient safety and care delivery continuity.

The ideal client is a regional or large health system that recognizes cybersecurity as a patient safety issue and is ready to move beyond assessments to implementation. Organizations with complex medical device environments, those seeking to establish or mature cybersecurity governance structures, or those preparing for regulatory compliance deadlines (such as the Part 2 compliance requirements) will find their services well-aligned with these needs.