--- title: How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a... description: NorthStar Anesthesia, managing 3,000 clinicians across 25+ U.S. states, needed a mobile-friendly scheduling app that surfaced time-off data hidden by their... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a workforce of 3,000 clinicians in weeks | daily.dev og:description: NorthStar Anesthesia, managing 3,000 clinicians across 25+ U.S. states, needed a mobile-friendly scheduling app that surfaced time-off data hidden by their... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1A5un9CVu.png og:image:alt: How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a workforce of 3,000 clinicians in weeks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a workforce of 3,000 clinicians in weeks **[databricks](https://daily.dev/sources/databricks)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary NorthStar Anesthesia, managing 3,000 clinicians across 25+ U.S. states, needed a mobile-friendly scheduling app that surfaced time-off data hidden by their commercial scheduling platform. Working with implementation partner Synaptiq, they leveraged their existing Databricks data foundation — unified scheduling, time tracking, and contract data in a medallion architecture — to build a React TypeScript app via Databricks Apps in just a few weeks with a single engineer. The app features color-coded shift views, facility selectors, calendar modes, and refreshes every 30 minutes. Daily active users grew from 75–80 at launch to 110+, with clinicians reporting it significantly reduced scheduling stress. Next steps include AI/BI Genie for natural language queries and push notifications. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How long did it take to build a scheduling app on Databricks Apps for thousands of users? A single software engineer at implementation partner Synaptiq built a React TypeScript scheduling app for NorthStar Anesthesia's roughly 3,000 clinicians in just a few weeks, deploying it through Databricks Apps. The team could move quickly because the underlying data, governance, and Microsoft Entra ID SSO were already configured on their existing Databricks foundation. _Teams weighing how fast an internal app can ship can compare real build timelines on daily.dev._ ### Why would a company build a custom mobile app instead of a BI dashboard for shift scheduling? NorthStar Anesthesia and Synaptiq first tried an AI/BI dashboard to fill a scheduling gap left by a commercial platform that hid colleagues' time-off data, but the pilot failed because it wasn't mobile-friendly for clinicians who mainly use phones between cases. They pivoted to a purpose-built React TypeScript app instead, which better suited the mobile-first workflow. _Developers deciding between a dashboard and a custom app can find similar tradeoffs discussed on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Doctor App Development in 2026 for Smarter Appointments Better Patient Care and Practice Growth](https://daily.dev/posts/doctor-app-development-in-2026-for-smarter-appointments-better-patient-care-and-practice-growth-mrsy4mgod) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [What if the answer was already in your data?](https://daily.dev/posts/what-if-the-answer-was-already-in-your-data--cnxcbu4t2) · databricks · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Healthcare Software Development: Netguru's Approach and Case Studies](https://daily.dev/posts/healthcare-software-development-netguru-s-approach-and-case-studies-f2ubu96hd) · Netguru · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#healthcare](https://daily.dev/tags/healthcare), [#databricks](https://daily.dev/tags/databricks) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a workforce of 3,000 clinicians in weeks","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu"},"datePublished":"2026-07-28T22:25:34.044Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:03:56.442Z","description":"NorthStar Anesthesia, managing 3,000 clinicians across 25+ U.S. states, needed a mobile-friendly scheduling app that surfaced time-off data hidden by their...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/37e248574fdd10785392dee8a521b597?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/37e248574fdd10785392dee8a521b597?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"databricks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"databricks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/fa7aa720f2db4d1eba826814730482c8","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/databricks"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"react,typescript,healthcare,databricks","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"databricks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/databricks"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How NorthStar Anesthesia built a scheduling app for a workforce of 3,000 clinicians in weeks"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-northstar-anesthesia-built-a-scheduling-app-for-a-workforce-of-3-000-clinicians-in-weeks-1a5un9cvu#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How long did it take to build a scheduling app on Databricks Apps for thousands of users?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A single software engineer at implementation partner Synaptiq built a React TypeScript scheduling app for NorthStar Anesthesia's roughly 3,000 clinicians in just a few weeks, deploying it through Databricks Apps. 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