Zipline to build BayCare medical drone network in Florida

BayCare, the largest not-for-profit health system in West Central Florida, said on July 1 it will partner with Zipline to build a health care drone delivery network for lab samples, medications and critical supplies moved between facilities and directly to patients' homes. The service is expected to launch in late 2027, starting in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater area before expanding across the Tampa Bay region. It extends Zipline's push into on-demand U.S. medical logistics under its FAA-approved autonomous delivery operations.