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Air Methods无人机部门Spright通过一商业实体成功完成了美国最长无人机系统超视距飞行，标志着达成美国首个双向医疗无人机运输网目标的一重要里程碑。
Spright, the drone division of Air Methods, has successfully completed the longest UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in the US by a commercial entity, marking a critical achievement in the pending launch of the first bi-directional US medical drone delivery network.
该长达29英里的飞行是采用Wingcopter 198 eVTOL完成的，从堪萨斯州哈钦森的哈钦森医疗中心出发，飞往堪萨斯州里昂的莱斯县附属地区医院。持续大约23分钟，与在公路上于两个地点间行驶所预计花费的45分钟形成了鲜明的对比。
The 29-mile flight was accomplished using a Wingcopter 198 eVtol aircraft, departing from Hutchinson Medical Center in Hutchinson, KS, and flying to the affiliated Rice County District Hospital in Lyons, KS. The flight lasted approximately 23 minutes, a stark contrast to the estimated 45minutes it takes to travel between the facilities by road.
Spright负责人Joseph Resnik表示，“我们非常自豪能够引领无人机系统行业，为商业化无人机运输创造机遇。我们计划在下一阶段建立一个美国医疗无人机网，将社区与扩大医疗保健和改善医患护理质量所需的资源联系起来。”
"We are proud to be leading the UAS industry in opening corridors of opportunity for commercial drone delivery," said Spright President Joseph Resnik. "We look forward to the next phase of our effort to establish a US medical drone network that connects communities with the resources needed to expand healthcare access and improve patient care."
对于像里昂这样的农村地区，经济压力往往会限制通过社区卫生中心提供给患者的服务渠道。诸如全血或关键药物等物品的供应库存，可以集中在更大的医疗机构中以控制成本。因此，在紧急医疗情况下获取这些产品是具有挑战性且耗时的，它会延迟护理并对患者的积极医疗结果造成威胁。Spright无人机运输将使重要医疗用品的按需运输更快、更高效，对偏远社区的护理质量产生可衡量的影响。
For rural areas like Lyons, economic pressures often limit the patient services available through community health centers. Supply inventories, including items like whole blood or critical medications, may be centralized in larger healthcare facilities to control costs. Therefore, accessing those products in an emergency medical situation is challenging and time-consuming, delaying care and threatening positive patient outcomes. Looking ahead, Spright drone delivery will enable the faster and more efficient on-demand transport of vital medical supplies, making a measurable impact on the quality of care available to outlying communities.
哈金森区域医疗保健系统首席战略官Chuck Welch表示，“我们致力于为患者提供最好的护理。与Spright合作开展这项开创性的无人机运输工作将使我们能够更好地为患者和社区服务，同时也通过增强资源分配来提高内部效率。这对我们的员工、我们的患者乃至整个地区来说都是一个胜利。
"We are committed to delivering the best care possible for our patients. Partnering with Spright on this groundbreaking drone delivery effort will allow us to better serve our patients and communities, but also create internal efficiencies through enhanced resource allocation," said Chuck Welch, Chief Strategy Officer of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System. "It's a win for our staff, our patients, and the broader region as a whole."