Sweden's Västra Götaland Region adds a fourth E3 base, extending Everdrone's autonomous AED network to roughly 300,000 residents. The Västra Götaland Region (VGR) is strengthening emergency healthcare in Borås with a new Everdrone medical drone base. The drone dispatches in response to emergency calls and delivers a defibrillator while ambulances are still en route. Officials … [Read more...] about Sweden’s Everdrone Opens Borås Base for Defibrillator Drone Deliveries
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NYC Tests Cargo Drones to Cut Traffic and Speed Medical Deliveries
Port Authority Launches Yearlong Cargo Drone Trial Over East River. Skyports partnership aims to test middle-mile delivery, reduce congestion, and support medical logistics in New York City The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will begin a yearlong cargo drone trial on April 27, testing scheduled flights between lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. The … [Read more...] about NYC Tests Cargo Drones to Cut Traffic and Speed Medical Deliveries
Mid-America Transplant Opens 160-Mile Drone Corridor for Organ Donation
Mid-America Transplant has become the first organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States to use drones for donor blood sample transport. The organization opened a dedicated healthcare drone corridor in Missouri on April 1, 2026. U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Thomas Engels and Chief of Organ Transplant Dr. Ray Lynch attended the … [Read more...] about Mid-America Transplant Opens 160-Mile Drone Corridor for Organ Donation
Dublin Hospitals Test High-Speed Drone Delivery With Manna
A new simulation in Dublin highlights how medical drone delivery could reshape inter-hospital transport of critical supplies in Ireland. Rotunda Hospital led the clinical design, while Manna Air Delivery supplied software and drones built in Ireland for the trial flight scenario. The partners simulated a drone route from Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown. … [Read more...] about Dublin Hospitals Test High-Speed Drone Delivery With Manna
NHS Expands London Drone Delivery Network for Pathology Samples
Commercial drone operations in the UK healthcare sector are expanding significantly as the National Health Service launches its second major drone delivery initiative in London. Building on successful operations with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, the NHS is now deploying zero-emission drones to transport urgent pathology samples across southwest London. The new … [Read more...] about NHS Expands London Drone Delivery Network for Pathology Samples
