BD and Henry Ford Health Sign Pharmacy Automation Partnership to Revolutionize Medication Storage and Prescription Delivery
BD (NYSE: BDX) has announced a groundbreaking pharmacy automation partnership with Henry Ford Health to revolutionize medication storage and prescription delivery. The collaboration centers on implementing the BD Rowa™ Vmax, a sophisticated pharmacy automation robot, across Henry Ford Health's hospital-based community pharmacies in Southeast and Central Michigan.
The partnership will enable 24/7 prescription access for patients and features automated high-capacity storage for safe and accurate prescription retrieval. This innovative system, already widely used in Europe, will allow pharmacy staff to focus on higher-value patient care tasks while improving operational efficiency. The implementation includes capabilities for real-time prescription tracking and can accommodate refrigerated medications, supplies, and over-the-counter products.
BD (NYSE: BDX) ha annunciato una partnership pionieristica di automazione farmaceutica con Henry Ford Health per rivoluzionare lo stoccaggio dei farmaci e la consegna delle prescrizioni. La collaborazione si concentra sull'implementazione del BD Rowa™ Vmax, un avanzato robot di automazione farmaceutica, nelle farmacie ospedaliere della rete Henry Ford Health nei territori sud-est e centro del Michigan.
La partnership garantirà l'accesso alle prescrizioni 24/7 per i pazienti e prevede un sistema di stoccaggio automatizzato ad alta capacità per il ritiro sicuro e accurato delle prescrizioni. Questo sistema innovativo, già ampiamente utilizzato in Europa, permetterà al personale di farmacia di concentrarsi su compiti di assistenza diretta al paziente di maggiore valore, migliorando l'efficienza operativa. L'implementazione include capacità di tracciamento delle prescrizioni in tempo reale e può gestire farmaci refrigerati, forniture e prodotti da banco.
BD (NYSE: BDX) ha anunciado una alianza pionera de automatización de farmacias con Henry Ford Health para revolucionar el almacenamiento de medicamentos y la entrega de las recetas. La colaboración se centra en implementar el BD Rowa™ Vmax, un sofisticado robot de automatización farmacéutica, en las farmacias hospitalarias de la red de Henry Ford Health en el sureste y centro de Michigan.
La asociación permitirá un acceso a las recetas las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana para los pacientes y contará con almacenamiento automático de alta capacidad para la recuperación segura y precisa de las mismas. Este sistema innovador, ya ampliamente utilizado en Europa, permitirá al personal de farmacia centrarse en tareas de atención al paciente de mayor valor mientras mejora la eficiencia operativa. La implementación incluye capacidades de seguimiento de recetas en tiempo real y puede manejar medicamentos refrigerados, suministros y productos de venta libre.
BD (NYSE: BDX)가 Henry Ford Health와 함께 약국 자동화 분야의 혁신적 파트너십을 발표하여 약품 보관과 처방전 전달을 혁신합니다. 이 협력은 BD Rowa™ Vmax라 불리는 고급 약국 자동화 로봇을 미시건주의 동부·중부 지역의 Henry Ford Health 병원 내 커뮤니티 약국에 구현하는 데 초점을 맞추고 있습니다.
이 파트너십은 환자에게 24시간 7일 처방전 이용을 가능하게 하고, 처방전을 안전하고 정확하게 회수할 수 있는 대용량 자동 저장소를 특징으로 합니다. 유럽에서 이미 널리 사용되고 있는 이 혁신적 시스템은 약사 직원이 더 높은 가치의 환자 관리 업무에 집중하도록 돕고 운영 효율성을 높일 것입니다. 구현에는 실시간 처방전 추적 기능이 포함되며 냉장 보관 약물, 소모품 및 일반의약품도 다룰 수 있습니다.
BD (NYSE: BDX) a annoncé un partenariat révolutionnaire d’automatisation en pharmacie avec Henry Ford Health afin de révolutionner le stockage des médicaments et la délivrance des ordonnances. La collaboration porte sur la mise en œuvre du BD Rowa™ Vmax, un robot d’automatisation pharmaceutique avancé, dans les pharmacies hospitalières du réseau Henry Ford Health, situées dans le sud-est et le centre du Michigan.
Le partenariat permettra un accès 24/7 aux prescriptions pour les patients et mettra en place un stockage automatisé à haute capacité pour un retrait des ordonnances sûr et précis. Ce système innovant, déjà largement utilisé en Europe, permettra au personnel de pharmacie de se concentrer sur des tâches de soins directs de plus grande valeur tout en améliorant l’efficacité opérationnelle. L’implémentation comprend des capacités de traçabilité des prescriptions en temps réel et peut prendre en charge les médicaments réfrigérés, les fournitures et les produits en vente libre.
BD (NYSE: BDX) hat eine bahnbrechende Partnerschaft im Bereich der Apothekenautomatisierung mit Henry Ford Health angekündigt, um die Lagerung von Medikamenten und die Bereitstellung von Verschreibungen zu revolutionieren. Die Zusammenarbeit fokussiert sich auf die Implementierung des BD Rowa™ Vmax, eines anspruchsvollen Roboters zur Apothekenautomation, in den krankenhausbasierenden Gemeinschaftsapotheken von Henry Ford Health in Südost- und Zentralmichigan.
Die Partnerschaft ermöglicht 24/7-Zugriff auf Rezepte für Patienten und bietet eine automatisierte Hochkapazitätslagerung für sicheres und genaues Abrufen von Verschreibungen. Dieses innovative System, das bereits in Europa weit verbreitet ist, wird es dem Apothekenpersonal ermöglichen, sich auf patientenbezogene Aufgaben mit höherem Mehrwert zu konzentrieren und gleichzeitig die betriebliche Effizienz zu verbessern. Die Implementierung umfasst Funktionen zur Echtzeit-Verfolgung von Verschreibungen und kann gekühlte Medikamente, Vorratshaltungen und frei verkäufliche Produkte aufnehmen.
BD (NYSE: BDX) قد أعلنت عن شراكة رائدة في أتمتة الصيدلة مع Henry Ford Health لإحداث ثورة في تخزين الأدوية وتوزيع الوصفات الطبية. تركز الشراكة على تنفيذ BD Rowa™ Vmax، روبوت أتمتة صيدلية متقدم، عبر صيدليات المستشفيات التابعة لـ Henry Ford Health في جنوب شرق ووسط ميشيغان.
ستتيح الشراكة الوصول إلى الوصفات على مدار الطوارئ على مدار 24/7 للمرضى وتوفر نظام تخزين تلقائي عالي السعة لاسترجاع الوصفات بشكل آمن ودقيق. هذا النظام المبتكر، المستخدم على نطاق واسع في أوروبا، سيسمح لموظفي الصيدلة بالتركيز على مهام رعاية مريض ذات قيمة أعلى مع تحسين الكفاءة التشغيلية. وتشمل العملية قدرات تتبع الوصفات في الوقت الحقيقي ويمكنه استيعاب الأدوية المبردة واللوازم والمنتجات غير الموصوفة.
BD (NYSE: BDX) 宣布与 Henry Ford Health 建立开创性的药房自动化伙伴关系，以彻底革新药品储存与处方配送。此次合作聚焦在在亨利福特健康系统位于密歇根州东南部和中部的医院社区药房中部署 BD Rowa™ Vmax 这一先进的药房自动化机器人。
该伙伴关系将为患者提供 24/7 处方访问，并具备高容量自动化存储，确保处方检索的安全性与准确性。这一在欧洲广泛使用的创新系统将使药房スタッフ能够专注于更具价值的患者护理工作，同时提升运营效率。实施还包括实时处方跟踪能力，并能够处理冷藏药品、耗材以及非处方产品。
- First-of-its-kind pharmacy automation partnership in the U.S.
- Implementation of 24/7 prescription access enhancing patient convenience
- Automation enables pharmacy staff to focus on high-value patient care
- System offers real-time prescription tracking and modular scalability
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BD's pharmacy automation partnership with Henry Ford Health establishes strategic foothold in underpenetrated US healthcare market.
This partnership represents a strategic market expansion opportunity for BD, introducing its Rowa Vmax automation technology to the U.S. healthcare system through Henry Ford Health. The deal is particularly notable as BD explicitly states this is a "first-of-its-kind collaboration in the U.S." despite the system being "widely used across Europe" - signaling BD's intent to penetrate the substantial U.S. healthcare automation market.
The partnership addresses critical healthcare industry pain points: medication access limitations, pharmacy staff efficiency, and the need to shift pharmacist focus from dispensing to clinical care. By deploying the Rowa Vmax system, Henry Ford will gain 24/7 prescription access capabilities, automated high-capacity storage, and real-time prescription tracking.
Most significant for BD investors is the framework established for ongoing expansion beyond this initial implementation. The release explicitly mentions that both organizations are "working closely...to identify additional use cases" and pursuing "future collaborations" - suggesting this partnership serves as an entry point for broader implementation across Henry Ford's extensive network. The agreement positions BD to showcase real-world U.S. outcomes that could accelerate adoption among other health systems seeking similar pharmacy automation solutions.
While financial terms remain undisclosed, this partnership establishes BD as an automation provider to one of the nation's prominent health systems, potentially creating a template for expansion throughout the competitive U.S. healthcare market.
Through this first-of-its-kind collaboration in the
"Modern pharmacy needs industrial-grade reliability and human-centered design. That's the driving force behind our High Value Pharmacy Enterprise — uniting every pharmacy touchpoint under one vision to deliver safer care, better access and measurable outcomes," said Jennifer Tryon, MS, FASHP, chief pharmacy officer at Henry Ford Health. "This partnership with BD advances that vision. By introducing this automation, we free our teams to focus on high-impact, patient-centered work. It's a bold step toward transforming how we serve our patients, our communities and our industry."
Widely used across
The partnership offers several key benefits, including:
- Use of automation to improve the overall community pharmacy experience
- Automated, high-capacity storage that safely and accurately retrieves patients' prescriptions while improving pharmacy staff efficiency, enabling them to focus on higher value patient care tasks
- 24/7 prescription access supports continuity of care and ensures convenience for patients
- Real-time prescription tracking and modular scalability
- Housing prescriptions, refrigerated medication, supplies and over-the-counter products patients may need for their ongoing care
"Henry Ford Health has one of the most innovative and patient-centered visions for what a health system pharmacy can do for patients," said Chad Glover, vice president and general manager of Pharmacy Automation at BD. "BD's robotics and pharmacy automation technologies are well aligned to support such a vision, and we are looking forward to this initial implementation as well as future collaborations to further advance Henry Ford Health's hospital and community pharmacies."
BD is working closely with Henry Ford Health to identify additional use cases for this automated pharmacy solution and other cutting-edge technologies, further reinforcing their shared commitment to health care innovation, improved clinical outcomes, and enhancing the patient experience.
About BD
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its more than 70,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help enhance the safety and efficiency of clinicians' care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advance researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/bd1/, X (formerly Twitter) @BDandCo or Instagram @becton_dickinson.
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