A local hospital will be the beneficiary to a new delivery agreement.
Halton Healthcare has come to an agreement, called the ‘Care By Air Project’, with Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (DDC) and DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada to use DDC’s patented delivery drones for Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The drones will be fulfilling deliveries for the hospital on a six-month basis.
“Healthcare is constantly evolving and so is the technology that supports it,” says Hilary Rodrigues, SVP Corporate Services, Performance & CFO, Halton Healthcare. “We are excited to be on the forefront of this innovative delivery system and look forward to working with our partners to further develop this technology for healthcare.”
This initiative was developed in collaboration with McMaster University through DSV as their current logistics partner. McMaster is hoping to integrate drones into the nuclear isotope supply chain.
In a release, DDC says the “Parties shall cooperate and work in compliance with all applicable civil aviation authorities.”
“With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the need for urgent healthcare transportation to be innovated further,” says Martin Roos, Managing Director, DSV Air & Sea Inc., Canada. “With new needs come new solutions. We are excited to take this next step in drone logistics by partnering as the hub for deliveries to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. We are proud to play an integral role in developing drone delivery routes that will benefit Halton Region’s healthcare system and patient care.”
The anticipated route for this pilot project will be between DSV Canada’s head office in Milton on Steeles Avenue and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, relying on DSV’s existing DroneSpot® takeoff and landing infrastructure and setting up additional infrastructure at the hospital. Operations are expected to commence in Q3 2022. DSV’s intra-site route will continue to be operational in parallel.
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