It’s a chance to save more lives, faster thanks to a new partnership between Tampa General Hospital and a number of partners like Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine, Florida Center for Emergency Medical Services (EMS), OneBlood and Archer First Response System’s emergency drone logistics infrastructure.
This partnership is a first, creating the nation’s first EMS-driven drone delivery program for pre-hospital whole blood delivery. It will decrease the amount of time needed to deliver blood directly which is turn give patients a better chance of survival.
The Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to discuss the program on Sept. 2nd, and the program may launch in October.
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