Verizon Public Sector has been collaborating with the Veterans Health Administration’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in the development and testing of 5G MEC and drones designed to improve safety and efficiency.From the curation of advanced sensor-enabled drones, to technical integrations, and FAA-compliant pilot training, early work has validated the potential to enhance operations including safety, security and physical infrastructure monitoring. As part of the overall safety initiative, Verizon and VHA are also evaluating the technologies’ ability to improve search and rescue performance in situations such as patient elopement.
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