Clearwater Health System Studying How Robots Can Help Move Patients

Clearwater health system studying how robots can help move patients

BayCare has launched a pilot program to see how robotics can support patient transport workflows and hospital staff.

BayCare tests robots for patient transport at Morton Plant

BayCare Health System has launched a pilot program at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater to test robotics for patient transport and hospital operations. The initiative, announced April 21, is a partnership with Florida-based startup Rovex and represents the company’s first live hospital deployment in the Tampa Bay region. The phased program will evaluate how robotic systems move through the hospital and integrate with existing workflows, with e…

Rovex and BayCare partner to explore in-hospital transport robots

The Rovex robotic transport system navigates a hospital corridor at BayCare’s Morton Plant Hospital. Source: Rovex BayCare Health System and Rovex today said they have entered a strategic partnership to explore how robotics could support hospital operations and patient-transport workflows. The pilot began this month at BayCare’s Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. “We are excited to join forces with Rovex to shape the future of hospital ro…