Drones to transport lab samples between two Ontario hospitals, a first in Canada
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Under an agreement between Halton Healthcare and Drone Delivery Canada, medical samples will be flown between the Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
Some healthcare administrators in Canada are looking to the skies to move supplies and get lab results faster.
Halton Healthcare recently approved the use of drones to transport medical samples and supplies between two Ontario hospitals, Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) announced Thursday.
The new agreement between the hospital network and drone company comes four months after then–federal transport minister Omar Alghabra proposed expanding drone safety regulations for such uses in Canada.
The drone delivery will follow a two-way transportation link between Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, which are approximately 13 kilometres apart.
The drone, called the Canary RPA, will carry a variety of critical medical supplies between the two hospitals including blood tests and urine cultures.
Halton Healthcare and DDC’s contract began in September and is slated to run for six months.
It is the first use of drones for medical deliveries between hospitals in 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,” DDC said in a news release.
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