Leuven (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Thomas De Rijdt emphasizes the critical role of hospital pharmacies in ensuring continuous patient care by carefully managing medication storage, ordering and distribution using advanced technologies like robots.
Thomas De Rijdt who leads the pharmacy talks about how important hospital warehouses are. He said that these places are like secret heroes in hospitals. They store and manage medical stuff like medicines. The warehouse team works behind the scenes to keep hospitals running smoothly. They make sure there are always enough medical things available so that patients get what they need on time.The pharmacy warehouse team keeps track of medicines orders what’s needed and makes sure the right medicines reach different parts of the hospital on time. This careful management ensures patients get the right medicine when they need it for their treatment. De Rijdt emphasizes that even though the warehouse’s work isn’t seen much it’s important for hospitals to run smoothly and for patients to get continuous care.
How is the new hospital warehouse in Tilburg,Leuven using robots to improve medication storage and delivery?
The old warehouse was too small because it was full of medicine and it was causing problems being in the middle of the hospital. The new warehouse is big with 4 floors and lots of space. It’s not just for the hospital but also for other places in East Brabant. The new robots help stack medicines higher keep track of expiration dates and link medicines to patients. They also control the temperature so all medicines are stored correctly. There are lots of sensors to check the temperature and humidity.
It has been said that WALL-E is vey important at the hospital. WALL-E speeds up getting medicine to patients who need it urgently.WALL-E is like a robot helper in the hospital that carries medicine around. It moves on its own through the hospital halls dodging things in its way and people. It beeps to let everyone know it’s coming so they can move aside and keep safe. When WALL-E gets to where it needs to go it tells the pharmacy assistant “I’m here please take out the medicine and send me back.” This makes delivering medicines easier making the work smoother and needing less manual effort. The department head is happy with how WALL-E is doing saying it’s making the hospital work better and safer.
