<body><div>ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Mid-America Transplant is now using drones to transport donor blood samples. Missouri opened the nation’s first dedicated healthcare drone corridor on Wednesday. The drone path begins near Springfield, where blood samples from potential organ and tissue donors will be loaded onto the drone. After flying around 94 miles to Rolla, a technician will swap in a fresh battery before the drone completes the 66-mile flight to the St. Louis-area drop point at the Boles Fire Protection District, where the samples will be tested at Mid-America Transplant’s laboratory. The route follows a defined flight path along existing railway systems several miles north of Interstate 44. The drone flies between 300 and 350 feet above ground level during daylight hours. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1VU9qR_1A75ox4f00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1VU9qR_1A75ox4f00" width="1300" height="795" ><figcaption>The Missouri Healthcare Drone Corridor (Mid-America Transplant)</figcaption></figure>“Mid-America Transplant has always embraced innovation to enhance donation and transplantation, and this drone corridor represents an exciting step forward,” said Kevin Lee, President and CEO at Mid-America Transplant. “In our work, every second counts, and faster, more reliable transport of lab samples helps us honor each donor’s gift to its fullest potential.”Mid-America Transplant said that retrieving a donor blood sample from Springfield previously took more than three hours using ground transport. The drone transport takes less than two hours and costs one-tenth as much. </div></body>

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Mid-America Transplant is now using drones to transport donor blood samples. Missouri opened the nation’s first dedicated healthcare drone corridor on Wednesday. The drone path begins near Springfield, where blood samples from potential organ and tissue donors will be loaded onto the...

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Mid-America Transplant is now using drones to transport donor blood samples. Missouri opened the nation’s first dedicated 

Mid-America Transplant using drones to transport donor blood samples

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