Medical and Prescription Delivery by Zipline in Utah

By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Global instant logistics leader Zipline announced today the formation of a first-of-its-kind partnership with Intermountain Healthcare. Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare will collaborate in order to deliver prescriptions and medical supplies to patients in the Salt Lake City metro area. Over a multi-year period, the project is expected to expand to ultimately complete hundreds of deliveries each day, able to deliver to approximately 90 percent of patient homes in the region.

By utilizing Zipline’s automated, on-demand delivery service, Intermountain Healthcare will have the means to render healthcare more accessible and convenient for its patients. The partnership will start by focusing on the delivery of specialty pharmaceuticals and homecare products to the homes of patients within a 50-mile radius of…