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Narayana Health and Airbound, a Bengaluru-based aerial logistics company, person successfully completed a aesculapian logistics aviator connecting Narayana Health’s Chandapura session to its cardinal laboratory astatine Narayana Health City successful Electronic City by aerial utilizing drones.
Operating since January 2026, the 4-km aerial way is completed successful 10 minutes.
During the pilot, much than 700 flights crossed 54 consecutive operational days were completed, carrying up to 40 diagnostic samples per formation with zero failed deliveries.
Narayana Health and Airbound said connected Tuesday (March 17) that earlier the pilot, diagnostic samples from the Chandapura session were transported to the cardinal laboratory successful 3 to 4 roadworthy transfers per day, with accomplishment times varying depending connected postulation conditions.
“The aerial way present operates connected request and connected docket with up to 20 flights per day, allowing laboratories to person samples continuously alternatively than successful fixed batches. Within 3 weeks of operations, Narayana Health removed the roadworthy transportation entirely, making the aerial way the sole transport nexus betwixt the 2 facilities. This allows the laboratory to statesman processing sooner, helping doctors person results faster and improving diagnostic turnaround times for patients,” Narayana Health and Airbound said.
Based connected the results of the pilot, Narayana Health is present preparing to standard these services astatine their upcoming infirmary successful Banashankari, scheduled for inauguration successful the coming months.
Pending last regulatory clearances and authorities permissions, Narayana Health and Airbound mean to initiate a caller aviator corridor connecting the caller Banashankari Hospital and Narayana Health Hospital successful Electronic City.
