DDC commercializes operation in Halton

Drone Delivery Canada’s DroneCare project, with Halton Healthcare Services Corporation is now commercially operational.

The DroneCare project will deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution to establish a new two-way transportation link between two of Halton Healthcare’s hospitals, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

This bidirectional route will facilitate the exchange of a variety of critical medical supplies between the two hospitals including laboratory blood, urine and tissue specimens requiring testing.

Additionally, the Canary Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) will be used for this project making it the first commercial route for the Canary RPA.

To further optimize efficiency, the company will make use of the existing heliport at Milton District Hospital, by reconfiguring DDC’s DroneSpot technology and infrastructure to work with the heliport.

All operations will be conducted in accordance with applicable Canadian regulations and/or Transport Canada special approvals with flights remotely piloted by DDC from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.

“This next phase of RPA systems use in the healthcare segment will build on the success of the several projects DDC has completed within the healthcare industry and demonstrate the healthcare industry’s ability to leverage drone technology for the benefit of patients and medical professionals alike,” said Steve Magirias, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada.
“The DDC team has worked diligently to get this project operational in conjunction with the recently announced Beyond Visual Line of Sight (“BVLOS”) approval from Transport Canada for this route. This also marks the first time in the Company’s history where we will start to service a contract with BVLOS approval.”

Halton Healthcare is an award-winning healthcare organization comprising three community hospitals and numerous community-based services in the urban and rural communities of Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakville. Its hospitals, Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, serve a population of more than 400,000 residents.