Swisslog Healthcare, a leader in robotic medication management solutions, has partnered with BD, a global medical technology company, to co-market an innovative solution for hospital pharmacies. This collaboration integrates Swisslog’s advanced robotics with BD’s top-tier inventory management and workflow software, offering a comprehensive approach to end-to-end medication management.
Swisslog Healthcare and BD have partnered to address the growing demand for advanced robotic pharmacy automation systems in hospitals across North America. Large, complex health systems often face challenges in managing medication storage and dispensing across multiple locations. By combining Swisslog Healthcare’s robotic automation technology with BD’s Pyxis™ Logistics smart medication management software, the collaboration offers a solution that enhances enterprise-level inventory tracking and streamlines workflows throughout these health systems.
Hospitals often rely on manual processes to track inventory, place orders, and receive medications. Automating these tasks reduces human error, increases efficiency, and improves financial, operational, and clinical performance. The partnership is particularly beneficial for centralized service centers (CSCs) that handle large volumes of prescription medications for various hospital pharmacies. By integrating robotics with inventory management software, hospitals can achieve more accurate and reliable medication dispensing across their entire network.
Cory Kwarta, President and CEO of Swisslog Healthcare, emphasized the significant advantages of the collaboration for hospital pharmacies: “This collaboration represents a major step forward for pharmacy automation solutions. By combining our robotic technology with BD’s software, we’re enhancing access to better technology, improving inventory visibility, and ensuring smoother integration of automated and manual storage systems. It reflects our commitment to innovation and customer-centricity.”
Swisslog Healthcare’s robotic systems work in tandem with BD’s medication management software, providing seamless connectivity across multiple points of storage and dispensing. Hospitals benefit from a more automated, integrated approach that minimizes waste, reduces inefficiencies, and enhances patient care. The companies also emphasized that while they will maintain autonomy in sales and services, they share a common goal of advancing healthcare automation and improving patient outcomes.
This partnership underscores the growing importance of automation in modern healthcare systems. With increasing pressure on hospitals to improve operational efficiency and patient care, robotic medication management offers a practical solution to meet these challenges. Swisslog Healthcare and BD are well-positioned to support hospitals in improving medication management, ensuring greater accuracy in inventory control, and streamlining pharmacy workflows.
Swisslog Healthcare’s commitment to improving hospital operations is part of a broader strategy to integrate technology, such as transport and pharmacy automation, with intelligent software to create efficient healthcare environments. By reducing operational waste, Swisslog enables healthcare providers to deliver faster, more accurate care, ultimately enhancing patient well-being.
About Swisslog Healthcare: Swisslog Healthcare provides integrated medication supply chain solutions designed to assist hospitals and health systems in providing high-quality care. The company’s offerings combine automated transport, pharmacy solutions, value-added services, and intelligent software to streamline healthcare operations. Swisslog Healthcare’s innovative solutions help healthcare providers minimize waste, improve productivity, and enhance patient care.
