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CVS presenter outlines drone uses for medical logistics, emergency response and disaster relief
Summary
A CVS Health logistics manager described three program pillars—medical logistics, emergency community response and disaster response—and said the company expects limited operational deployments in 2026 as part of a careful rollout.
Representatives of CVS Health briefed the Joint Interim Committees on unmanned aircraft uses for medical logistics, emergency response and disaster-relief operations, saying the company is piloting systems that could reach medically vulnerable patients and support community emergency care.
Matt Sloan, subcommittee chair for research applications, introduced Joshua (Josh) Wright of CVS Health, who said his team “manages and protects about 54,000,000 patient packages annually” and is developing what he called “CVS Air Response,” built on three pillars: medical logistics, emergency community response and disaster response. “The drone piece, for better or worse, tends to be easy,” Wright said, adding the program focuses on business-to-business medical deliveries in the near…
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