5 Challenges Courier Companies Face While Doing Medical Deliveries

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5 CHALLENGES COURIER COMPANIES FACE WHILE DOING
MEDICAL DELIVERIES
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WHAT ALL DO MEDICAL DELIVERIES INCLUDE?

• If we think about it, Medical Deliveries can
  include almost anything.
• MACHINERY Oxygen cylinders, dialysis machines,
  defibrillators etc.
• EQUIPMENT Syringes, needles, masks and gloves,
  surgical equipment, stethoscopes etc.
• DRUGS and CHEMICALS This is self-explanatory.

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DELIVERY DEADLINES

• As far as medical deliveries are concerned,
  delivery deadlines become all the more important
  because in many cases, it may involve the matter
  of life and death.
• Medical couriers also do not have any kind of a
  time cushion for completion of delivery, which
  makes each second all the more tense and
  important.
• Even the slightest miscommunication can lead to
  bigger ramifications.

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SAFETY

• Medical deliveries are the trickiest and probably
  the most fragile couriers out there. This is
  primarily because companies need to take utmost
  safety precautions.
• When transporting specimens or samples, they have
  to be done in vacuum sealed chambers which too
  cannot take much bumps or damage or else itll be
  irreparably damaged.
• Then theres also the threat to the drivers as
  the spilling of even prolonged exposure to
  harmful chemicals can cause future mishaps.

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ADDITIONAL AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Courier companies need to prepare their vehicles
  for any and every type of medical package.
• Some drugs and chemicals require to be kept in a
  specific temperature to prevent spoilage thatll
  render them useless. Dialysis machines, oxygen
  tanks and other such machines can be damaged and
  are even inflammable. Thus, companies require
  harnesses and other such apparatus to keep them
  stable.
• Courier companies also need to spend on
  technologies that instantly adapts to changing
  patient needs.

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EXTRA CAUTION AND TRANSPARENCY

• Medical deliveries are something that every party
  involved constantly wants to keep track of.
• While other kinds of deliveries may have the
  option of scheduling a delivery as urgent or
  not, medical deliveries are urgent most of the
  times and require companies to keep updating the
  recipient without fail.
• Other steps include ensuring the vetting of
  everyone handling the medical couriers as well as
  spending more on efficient tracking mechanisms.

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WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS

• Medical courier companies often face a problem
  when patients desire the same driver to handle
  all their deliveries. This is because the latter
  far outnumber the staff of such companies, thus
  creating workforce shortages.
• For medical couriers, companies require drivers
  with basic medical knowledge so that the latter
  can judge the situation and handle it, if
  something goes slightly wrong during delivery.
  Eg. If a sealed box is exposed from a side or
  there are signs of decay in perishable medical
  couriers.

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POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

• The solutions to these challenges are in these
  challenges itself!
• Medical couriers are indeed tricky and if
  companies need to perfect this, additional
  investments are needed. These investments shall
  be directed towards hiring a professionally able
  staff that can handle these couriers with utmost
  care.
• Additionally, tie ups are required with agencies
  that would readily provide the protective
  equipment to safely package the couriers as well
  as provide a level of safety to the ones shipping
  them.

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WHO TO TRUST FOR SAFE MEDICAL DELIVERIES?

• You should only trust a company that provides a
  wide variety of medical deliverables as well as
  is trusted for its quickness, efficiency and
  safety - the 3 main requisites for successful
  medical deliveries.
• SENPEX COURIERS is your go-to option in such a
  case. From bio specimens to surgical equipment,
  vaccines, samples and pharmacy among others,
  Senpex can deliver it all.
• Contact Today at 669-777-5733 or e-mail us at
  contact_at_senpex.com

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