Spruce: Medical Communication

Spruce is the leading platform for HIPAA-compliant communication and care outside of the exam room. Call, text, fax, secure message, video chat, and more—all from one secure app, with a unified team inbox. Designed for healthcare professionals and their patients, Spruce takes your clinical operations to the next level, with powerful, easy-to-use tools for team collaboration, panel management, telehealth, business phone functionality, and automated custom communications. Healthcare Professionals: Start your free 14-day trial today—no credit card required. Patients: Spruce is always free. Download to connect with your care team for secure messaging and telehealth.⁣⁣⁣ — SPRUCE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS — • Get new phone and fax numbers, or transfer in your existing lines • Robust mobile and desktop apps • Built-in compliance: Automatic HIPAA BAA, two-factor login security, SOC 2 auditing, HITRUST certification, and automatic audit logging for communication read, write, and view • Advanced phone system: Phone trees, multiple lines, secure voicemail, automated transcription, VoIP, number sharing • Messaging and fax: Secure individual and group messaging, two-way SMS texting, secure two-way eFax • Telehealth: Secure video calling, as well as adaptive clinical questionnaires for patient intake and screening • After-hours: Automated schedules adjust your phone system and messaging to match your business hours • Automation: Save messages for reuse, schedule messages for future delivery, implement automatic message responses for common needs • Panel management: Contact and conversation tagging, patient list upload, advanced search, bulk messaging, and custom inbox configuration and communication routing for each team member • Team collaboration: Secure team chats, shared inboxes, internal notes, and @-paging bring the features of modern team software to the healthcare space • And more…! — SPRUCE FOR PATIENTS — • Sign in to a free and secure patient app, on mobile or desktop • Receive video calls from your care team • Send and receive secure messages, including photos • Receive alerts for new activity Ask your healthcare team for an invitation to connect on Spruce. If they're not on Spruce yet, ask them to sign up today!

This release includes the following lovingly crafted features: • UI and stability improvements –– Providers: thanks for sharing feedback, feature requests, and ideas in the Spruce Support channel. If you love Spruce, please take a moment to leave us a review or rating in the App Store — it helps others discover Spruce!

Developer

Spruce Health

Main Category

Medical

Version

4.5.5

Version Release

2026-05-07

Initial Release

2016-02-26

Size

119 MB

Age Rating

12+

Price

Free

Languages

EN

Bundle ID

com.sprucehealth.messenger-live

Version Rating

★ 4.86 (91,317)

First Seen

2026-05-28

Metadata updated 2026-06-14

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