Pvt hospital to adopt drone-based medical, security services in state

Additionally, MGUMST, in collaboration with Magic Myna, plans to establish a “Centre of Excellence” dedicated to drone technology.

This center will focus on innovation, training, research, and the development of advanced drone-based services in the medical sector.

Chief Operating Officer of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Sukant Das, and Marketing Director Virendra Pareek said that drone technology will especially prove vital in the rapid transportation of cadaver organs. They said that organ transplantation is only possible within a limited time window after brain death. Until now, ambulances and administratively created green corridors have been used for this purpose. With drone technology, traffic congestion, distance, and time constraints can be eliminated, enabling organs to be transported safely between hospitals in significantly less time. This will substantially improve the success rate of organ transplants, they said.

Similarly, drone technology will bring a “revolutionary change” in the transportation of laboratory and diagnostic samples. Using temperature-controlled drone boxes, blood samples, biopsies, and other sensitive specimens can be delivered quickly to testing centers. This will help maintain sample integrity and ensure timely reports, preventing delays in patient treatment, Pareek said.

Additionally, drones will also be utilised for hospital security surveillance and patrolling. He said that in line with the spirit of Vocal for Local, the initiative also aligns with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and is set to become a landmark step towards making Rajasthan a leading state in technology-driven healthcare.