Swiss Post and drone manufacturer Matternet have successfully used drones to transport laboratory samples between two hospitals in Lugano, Switzerland. The hospital now expects to make drone delivery a standard operation in 2018. Swiss Post, the Ticino EOC hospital group and Matternet launched the joint project in March. Until now, the samples have been transported by road, however the experiment proved that drones can make transport faster and more efficiently, ultimately improving patient care.
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