{"id":20237,"date":"2021-12-06T17:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20237"},"modified":"2021-12-06T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:07:47","slug":"intermountain-healthcare-launches-drone-delivery-service-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/utah\/intermountain-healthcare-launches-drone-delivery-service-in-utah\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Intermountain Healthcare Launches Drone Delivery Service in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Intermountain Healthcare<\/a> (IHC) is launching a drone-delivery service with Zipline to fly medical supplies and home care equipment to hundreds of patient\u2019s homes each day in Utah. The goal is to deliver supplies to approximately 90 percent of patient homes in the Salt Lake Valley over the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos curtesy of Zipline<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The service is planned to reach patients within a 50-mile\nradius of a new distribution center in Salt Lake County, with construction set\nto begin early next year. IHC anticipates using Zipline\u2019s drones to parachute\ndeliveries to patients\u2019 homes with accuracy and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous to this project, Zipline has successfully initiated\ndrone delivery services in Ghana, Rwanda, and North Carolina among other places\naround the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA number of factors are involved, including construction\nand [Federal Aviation Administration] approval, but we anticipate that we will\nbe launching first deliveries in spring [of] 2022,\u201d said Caroline Cammarano, a\nspokesperson from Zipline. The service will launch initially with deliveries of\nspecialty drugs and equipment, with the expectation that a wider range of\nmedications and products will be available for drone delivery over time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Utah Division of Aeronautics<\/a> has been working on advancing urban air mobility in the state, including through drone package delivery. While previous plans to bring this innovation to the state were halted due to issues related to the pandemic, the division worked with Zipline to introduce the concept to IHC and provided input on how the service could operate within the region\u2019s existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step in planning for a future aerial transportation\nsystem is to determine what adjustments will need to be made to welcome a\nsecond service provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jared Esselman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are currently conducting a study to measure the effect\nthis is going to have on the state,\u201d said Jared Esselman, director of the Utah\nDivision of Aeronautics. \u201cWith drones entering the scene, we will be able to\nreduce some truck traffic on our roads. Over time, this will improve air\nquality and mobility, and significantly enhance Utahns\u2019 quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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