Recently, SF INTRA-CITY's Central China operations collaborated with Hubei SF Express and Wuhan Children's Hospital to launch an integrated "air + ground" blood transportation service, with the first route successfully operational. This service combines SF Express's drone resources with SF INTRA-CITY's flexible terminal delivery capabilities, achieving comprehensive coverage through "drone transport acceleration in normal weather + ground transport guarantee in special weather conditions," further enhancing the efficiency and flexibility of medical supply transportation.
According to the introduction, the Fengyi Ark 40 drone executing flights can transport up to 40 units (8000cc) of blood in a single trip, meeting the daily blood requirements of a large or medium-sized hospital. Currently, the service has been stably operating one blood delivery route spanning 11 kilometers, reducing the transportation time for blood, platelets, and other medical supplies from over one hour via traditional vehicle delivery to approximately 10 minutes.
Previously, hospitals requiring emergency blood supplies had to dispatch ambulances to Wuhan Blood Center for collection, covering approximately 11 kilometers with round-trip time of about one hour, extending to roughly 1.5 hours during peak traffic congestion. This innovation adopts an integrated "air + ground" delivery model with flexible scheduling based on weather conditions and delivery requirements. During adverse weather or high-volume delivery demands, SF INTRA-CITY and other ground transportation services are activated as stable and reliable capacity support. In favorable weather conditions, a collaborative "drone + courier" delivery approach is employed, with drones handling mid-segment transport and SF INTRA-CITY couriers completing terminal connections at both ends. Drone transport remains unaffected by urban traffic and requires only approximately 10 square meters of landing space for takeoff. This flexible and efficient delivery model ensures stable and timely delivery of emergency medical supplies under various weather conditions.
According to the introduction, for hospitals, introducing third-party services not only optimizes operational costs but also upgrades blood supply guarantee mechanisms. On one hand, hospitals reduce dedicated blood collection team operations, thereby lowering fixed expenses related to personnel and vehicles. On the other hand, through integrated "air + ground" delivery, hospitals can maintain efficient and stable blood supply capabilities when facing sudden blood demands or special weather conditions, securing precious time for emergency treatment and enhancing blood emergency guarantee capabilities.
According to SF INTRA-CITY's relevant personnel, after the first route reaches operational maturity, this model will gradually expand to other delivery routes, helping improve efficiency for more emergency medical supply transportation and providing support for more life channels. Furthermore, this integrated "air + ground" delivery service is expected to extend to more high-timeliness delivery sectors, demonstrating value in broad low-altitude logistics application scenarios.
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