Uber has announced a slew of healthcare-related deals of late, collaborating with three digital health companies in the space of the last week alone. With the first, Uber has partnered with Epidemico to deliver flu shots via its taxi infrastructure in 36 cities across the US, following a successful testing programme last year in 4 cities. The collaboration aims to deliver 10,000 vaccines, but has not made public any success figures yet, nor whether it plans to continue or expand the programme next year. Uber has also signed a deal in Asia with Practo, a telemedicine service that allows users to book appointments from their phones. The agreement embeds Uber's taxi service within the Practo app, allowing users to schedule a cab ride when they book a doctors appointment, and includes two free rides. In addition to these partnerships, Uber is working on an app for medical professionals called UberEase, which will allow them to access patient records through a mobile app.
Uber has announced a slew of healthcare-related deals of late, collaborating with three digital health companies in the space of the last week alone. With the first, Uber has partnered with Epidemico to deliver flu shots via its taxi infrastructure in 36 cities across the US, following a successful testing programme last year in 4 cities. The collaboration aims to deliver 10,000 vaccines, but has not made public any success figures yet, nor whether it plans to continue or expand the programme next year. Uber has also signed a deal in Asia with Practo, a telemedicine service that allows users to book appointments from their phones. The agreement embeds Uber's taxi service within the Practo app, allowing users to schedule a cab ride when they book a doctors appointment, and includes two free rides. Finally, Uber is collaborating with the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System to develop a beta programme that will allow outpatients to pre-arrange rides that align to appointments arranged with doctors physiotherapists and nurses.