If your nursing or allied health program used CastleBranch Bridges (Bridges EXP) to track student clinical compliance, the platform is gone: per public announcements, new orders ended May 30, 2026, and Bridges ceased operations on June 30, 2026. That timing lands in the middle of summer planning, which means fall cohorts need a working replacement before clinical placements begin. This page covers what changed, a transition checklist, and how Drug Free Schools moves programs onto a live portal in 24–48 hours.
What actually changed
Two separate things happened to the CastleBranch product family. First, the Bridges EXP clinical experience platform was retired, with the system going offline June 30, 2026. Second, CastleBranch's screening services were sold to DISA Global Solutions and now operate under DISA Healthcare, the same company that runs the Complio platform. Programs that relied on Bridges for compliance tracking now need a new home for that work, and programs evaluating the screening side are working with a different corporate owner than the one they originally signed with.
Your transition checklist
- Export your records now. Pull student compliance documents, requirement lists, due dates, and status reports out of any system you're leaving while access still exists anywhere in your workflow.
- Write down your requirements as they actually are. Program-by-program: immunizations, titers, TB rules, CPR level, background check package, drug panel, fit testing, and the review criteria your clinical partners enforce.
- Notify clinical partners. Hospitals and clinical sites need to know which platform will verify student readiness going forward.
- Evaluate replacements on the work, not the demo. Who reviews documents — trained staff, software, or the students themselves? How fast? What do students pay, and what does the school pay?
- Train before the semester starts. Coordinators, faculty, and students should touch the new system before the first compliance deadline, not on it.
How Drug Free Schools handles a Bridges transition
Drug Free Schools has provided compliance screening for health science programs since 1995. We're a family-owned company, and the same team that configures your portal answers your phone calls afterward.
Live in 24–48 hours
Send us your program list, requirements, due dates, expirations, and review criteria, and your portal is configured and live within 24–48 hours — with email and SMS reminders switched on for students from day one.
Humans review every document
Students upload from their phones; trained staff review every submission within 24 hours and return specific, plain-English rejection reasons so students can fix problems the first time. Directors see real-time compliance status without chasing paperwork.
Screening and tracking under one roof
Drug testing (on-site collection events at campuses across the country — strongest in the Southeast and Midwest — plus nationwide collection through the Quest network), Checkr-powered background checks, immunization tracking, and N95 fit testing — one vendor, one portal, one point of contact.
Simple terms
Unlimited administrator and faculty accounts at no charge, no long-term contracts, and volume pricing for larger programs.
Displaced by the Bridges shutdown? Request a 20-minute demo or call (901) 517-7450. You can also see the platform first on our YouTube walkthroughs.
Frequently asked questions
When did CastleBranch Bridges shut down?
Per public announcements, Bridges EXP stopped accepting new orders on May 30, 2026, and ceased operations on June 30, 2026.
What happened to CastleBranch's screening services?
They were sold to DISA Global Solutions and now operate under DISA Healthcare, which also markets the Complio platform.
How fast can we be live on Drug Free Schools?
Within 24–48 hours of receiving your program list, requirements, due dates, expirations, and review criteria.
Do students re-upload everything?
Programs can load exported records, and students upload anything outstanding directly from their phones. Trained staff review every submission within 24 hours.
CastleBranch, Bridges, Complio, and DISA are trademarks of their respective owners. Drug Free Schools is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by CastleBranch, DISA Global Solutions, or American DataBank. References to third-party products describe publicly announced events and are provided for identification purposes only.