Zipline Launches Program to Deliver Medicine in Utah

California-based startup company Zipline has signed an agreement with Intermountain Healthcare to deliver medicine and medical supplies via drones in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jeremy Kariuki

Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 06:35 PM ET

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Zipline has used drones to deliver medical supplies to rural areas in Rwanda and Ghana since 2016. Zipline

Key Takeaways:

Zipline has partnered with Intermountain Healthcare to launch drone delivery of medicine and medical supplies in Salt Lake City, Utah, with deliveries expected to begin next spring, pending FAA approval.
The initiative aims to provide faster, more convenient access to specialty pharmaceuticals and homecare products, supporting "care at home" within a 50-mile radius.
Zipline, experienced in over 200,000 medical deliveries in countries like Rwanda and Ghana, uses autonomous fixed-wing drones that drop packages via parachute and utilize a unique tailhook landing system for quick turnarounds.

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California-based startup company Zipline has signed an agreement with Intermountain Healthcare to deliver medicine and medical supplies via drones in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Since 2016, Zipline has used autonomous drones to deliver medical supplies to rural areas in Rwanda and Ghana, and it hopes to begin doing the same in the United States. The first deliveries are expected to start next spring, hoping to make hundreds of deliveries per day within the first four years.