What Happened
Syracuse Hospital Expands Medical Drone Deliveries To Utica
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, has opened a drone port for its Air Upstate program, which flies lab specimens, medications, and blood products between facilities. The program has already completed over 8,800 medication deliveries by drone since 2023 and has clearance to fly to Wynn Hospital in Utica. The drone port is part of a larger initiative to build a pathology institute, scheduled to open in 2027, which will feature a drone bay for recharging and maintaining aircraft. According to CNY Central, the program operates in partnership with Causey Aviation, an FAA-certificated company.