Halton Healthcare is getting some help from drones!
In 2022, the local hospital organization began a partnership with Canadian company Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (DDC). The agreement began with the ‘Care By Air Project’, but has now blossomed into the commercially operational ‘DroneCare project’.
The release says:
“The DroneCare project will deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution to establish a new two-way transportation link between two of Halton Healthcare’s hospitals, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. This bidirectional route will facilitate the exchange of a variety of critical medical supplies between the two hospitals including but not limited to laboratory blood, urine and tissue specimens requiring testing. Additionally, the Canary Remotely Piloted Aircraft (“RPA”) will be used for this project making it the first commercial route for the Canary RPA.”
This project is aiming to optimize efficiency, and to do so, DDC will make use of the existing heliport at Milton District Hospital. They will reconfigure DDC’s DroneSpot™ technology and infrastructure to work with the heliport. All operations are expected to be conducted in accordance with applicable Canadian regulations and/or Transport Canada special approvals with flights remotely piloted by DDC from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.
“This next phase of RPA systems use in the healthcare segment will build on the success of the several projects DDC has completed within the healthcare industry and demonstrate the healthcare industry’s ability to leverage drone technology for the benefit of patients and medical professionals alike,” says Steve Magirias, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. “By reducing transportation times and enhancing the security of medical samples, DDC is taking a crucial step toward more efficient and reliable healthcare services.”
Halton Healthcare isn’t the only local organization to work with DDC. In 2019, DSV Air & Sea Canada announced an agreement to use the drones within their warehouse.
You can learn more about DDC here.
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