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In a hushed transmutation from merchandising colossus to ( also ) healthcare colossus , Amazon may be positioning its sprawling logistics connection and originate medical footprint to potentially save lives , starting with your front doorway .
According to Bloomberg , back in 2023 , Amazon piloted a several months - long pilot program calledProject Pulse , equip delivery van with defibrillators and breeding driver in CPR . In urban center like London , Amsterdam , and Bologna , more than 100 drivers participate , with several of them receiving alarm from citizen responder apps and come on - internet site . ( delivery services were reportedly already treat the dupe . )
The company has n’t moved forward , but it is “ evaluating the feedback and exploring additional opportunities for next programs , ” an Amazon spokesperson tell Bloomberg .
It ’d likely be a public relations win for the society . It would also be a path to expatiate Amazon ’s healthcare ambition beyond One Medical , the elementary upkeep supplier for which it husk out $ 3.9 billion in early 2023 .
With competitor like Walgreens and Walmart retreating from elemental upkeep — Walmartshutteredits primary health care business in April of last year , closing 51 locations , and Walgreens is being taken individual again by Sycamore Partners for just$10 billion — Amazon could be feeling increasingly confident it can do what the others could n’t : reshape healthcare saving and contribute more than just package to customer ’ doorsill .
