Becker's Healthcare August 15, 2023
Paige Twenter

Numerous hospitals and health systems have invested in drug-delivery robots for years, but recently, there’s been an uptick in adopting this technology, according to Joe Burczynski, PharmD.

Dr. Burczynski, executive director of pharmacy services at Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital, and Cecilia Costello, PharmD, medication systems and operations manager for inpatient pharmacy at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, shared with Becker’s their advice for other hospital pharmacy leaders who plan to employ drug-delivery robots.

Upstate bought 14 TUG robots in June 2022 to deliver medical supplies, drugs, linens, meals and clinical equipment, and Dartmouth Health added three TUGs to its halls this summer.

Three tips:

1. Do your homework

Dr. Burczynski and Dr. Costello recommended talking with other organizations...

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