The Swiss healthcare system is caught between profitability and pressure on costs. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the failure of the framework agreement with the EU, the economic situation for its stakeholders is now even more challenging.
Daniel VögeliHead of Industry SolutionsThrough its full supplier strategy, Swiss Post supports the processes along the entire value chain in the healthcare sector.
There is also a need for efficiency in logistics: thanks to its new strategic focus, Swiss Post is creating a full range of supply services, from procurement, storage, provisioning and legally compliant transport to the delivery of medical products directly to cabinets in hospital wards. Through these services, it contributes to cost optimization and supply security in the healthcare system.
By acquiring the majority of shares in Steriplus AG, Swiss Post has taken an important step. The company, founded in 2020 by the Uster and Wetzikon hospitals, sterilizes reusable medical instruments for operations and delivers them directly to operating theatres, along with the consumables required. Sterilization, instrument management, material supply and transport together form a comprehensive logistics solution. This so-called case cart approach is unique in Switzerland.
Swiss Post is building its full range of supply services on the core competency of its established forward and reverse logistics.