If you are looking for a medical courier and medical logistics services, then clearly you need a very reputable, reliable and professional courier as those waiting for the receipt of medical equipment are clearly in urgent need of it. So, let’s delve a little deeper into the world of medical courier services.
Understanding medical courier services
The first question to answer is “What is a medical courier?” Where Distribusha is concerned, we are what one would refer to a general medical courier as opposed to a specialised medical courier. Where a specialised medical courier is concerned, more often than not they will be responsible for the transport of biological material, i.e., organs and blood, etc. Distribusha does not get involved in the transportation of such products and we are more concerned with the collection and delivery of medicines and equipment. A medical courier will deliver products such as a hospital bed, a ventilator, a home dialysis machine to a patient in their own home. In addition, medical logistics solutions involve the collection, delivery and often also the installation of medical equipment for doctors, dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists and other medical professionals.
- What are medical logistics? – this is simply another term for medical courier services and it is ensuring that the needs of those requiring medical equipment, for whatever reason, are met. On many occasions, that requirement can be the delivery and installation of new medical equipment, plus the removal and recycling of existing medical equipment. Such medical logistics services can be used by both, for example, home-based patients who want to free up a hospital bed for a more unwell patient, and suppliers or manufacturers of medical equipment who have an urgent order that needs delivering and installing.
- What are the benefits of medical logistics -There are numerous courier companies out there, but the majority of them are primarily involved with the delivery of packages. This means that the courier only needs to be able to drive a van. When it comes to medical logistics, life gets a great deal more complex and medical couriers, if they are any good, need considerable experience. Why? Because medical logistics doesn’t simply involve the collection and delivery of medical equipment or supplies. In many instances the requirement can be urgent, often owing to a malfunctioning piece of equipment. Here at Distribusha, our medical couriers are highly experienced, meaning that not only can they collect and deliver vital medical equipment, but in many instances, we can also remove the original (faulty) equipment for recycling, and install the new equipment, not leaving until everything is up and running perfectly!
Types of medical logistics companies
There tends to be three types of medical logistics companies. The first does the simple collection and delivery of medical-related products.
Then there is a company like Distribusha which provides what is virtually a one-stop-shop range of services where we can collect and deliver medicines, gas bottles, hospital beds, walking frames, wheelchairs etc. However, we can deliver heavy and bulky medical equipment, so do please check with us first. This requires the services of two medical couriers and the use of fit-for-purpose van with a tail lift for the safe collection and delivery of extremely expensive medical equipment. The last thing you want to happen when waiting for the urgent delivery of vital medical equipment is for it to be damaged before it is even installed!
The third type of company, as mentioned above, is the specialised medical courier who is responsible for the transportation of what is referred to as biological matter, such as vital organs for a transplant or blood for a life-saving operation.
Choosing the right company for your medical logistics needs
It is important when it comes to the delivery of critical medical equipment and supplies that you choose the right company. So, how do you know what to look for?
Well, let’s take Distribusha as a medical logistics company and as an example of a reputable and very reliable, medical logistics company established in 2010. To begin with, our staff have been with us for many, many years and as a result, have the knowledge and skills required to successfully deliver critical medical equipment.
We then have the right vehicles for the task as some medical equipment can be both heavy and bulky. We can provide up to a three-man team as well as a van with a tail lift to minimise any risk of an accident.
Not only can we deliver medical equipment, but providing it does not require complex installation procedures, our team can make sure that the newly delivered equipment is up and running before leaving the premises.
Finally, we are very well insured, not just for medical equipment we transport, but also for public liability as well.
In all aspects of providing medical logistics solutions, Distribusha aims to provide more than just the minimum service required.
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