Construction and operation practice of low-altitude transport system for medical supplies
10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20240605-00463
- VernacularTitle:医疗物资低空配送系统构建与运行实践
- Author:
Danting FEI
1
;
Yuan SUO
;
Jie JIN
;
Wei CAO
;
Nuhe A
;
Jun XU
;
Yingjie ZHANG
Author Information
1. 嘉兴大学附属医院嘉兴市第一医院急诊科，嘉兴 314000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Low-altitude transport;
Unmanned aerial vehicle;
Blood transportation;
Biological specimens transportation;
Medical alliance;
Multi-campus hospital
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2025;41(2):152-156
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Low-altitude unmanned technology represented by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has shown broad application prospects in the medical field. Since June 2023, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University The First Hospital of Jiaxing, focusing on the demand for medical supplies transport among hospitals, has led the construction and operation practice of a low-altitude transfer system for medical supplies featuring UAV. By establishing a management organizational structure, building a low-altitude digital intelligence platform, constructing UAV take-off and landing platforms, formulating and approving flight routes, and improving the medical supply distribution process, it successfully achieved the transportation of medical blood and biological specimens between Jiaxing Central Blood Station and relevant medical institutions, as well as among different campus and medical alliance units of Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University The First Hospital of Jiaxing. As of June 2024, a total of 6 routes have been opened within the Jiaxing municipal area, with a cumulative flight distance exceeding 5 000 km. A total of 64 flights for medical blood, 720 flights for blood specimens, and 5 flights for pathological specimens have been transported. Compared with land transportation methods, UAV transportation effectively shortened transportation time, enhanced the service capabilities and diagnosis and treatment quality of grassroots medical institutions, and also saved costs. It can provide a reference for other medical institutions to carry out low-altitude medical supplies distribution.
