Fierce Healthcare October 31, 2023
Cleveland Clinic plans to launch a drone delivery service to bring certain medications directly to patients’ homes, starting in 2025.
The service initially will be used to send specialty medicines and other prescriptions to patients’ homes from more than a dozen Cleveland Clinic locations across northeast Ohio, the health system announced Tuesday.
The program will eventually expand to include delivery of lab samples, prescription meals, medical and surgical supplies and items for hospital-at-home services. Most of these shipments would typically be sent via automotive courier or ground delivery.
“We are always looking for solutions that are cost-effective, reliable and reduce the burden of getting medications to our patients,” said Bill Peacock, chief of operations at Cleveland Clinic, said...
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