Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine November 2017 | Page 50

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
Automation that benefits patients The 25 automated guided vehicles ( AGVs ) that deliver linen , food , surgical instruments and medicines across the hospital work round the clock and provide efficiency savings in terms of porterage and logistics . “ The pharmaceutical robots give us efficiencies in staffing but , more importantly , reduction in errors , picking the right drug and dose , and getting that to the right patient ,” Le
Blanc enthuses . “ There are huge benefits in terms of volumes that can be picked in a day and accuracy . This allows the pharmacists to do what they are trained to do which is to consult with the clinicians on treatment and medical outcomes rather than process-based tasks .”
Both of the new RAH ’ s pharmacies use medication dispensing robots . The system decreases turnaround time for dispensing and reduces
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