Could an Amazon driver be the one who saves your life?

In a quiet transformation from a merchandising giant to a healthcare giant, Amazon could start from the front door and deploy a vast logistics network and grow its medical footprint to potentially save lives.

Back in 2023, Amazon piloted a multi-month pilot program, according to Bloomberg Project Pulseequipped with a delivery van with a CPR defibrillator and training driver. More than 100 drivers participated in cities such as London, Amsterdam and Bologna, some of whom received alerts from the Civic Responders app and arrived on the scene. (Rescue services reportedly were already treating the victim.)

The company has not made any progress, but “we are evaluating feedback and investigating additional opportunities for future programs,” an Amazon spokesperson told Bloomberg.

That would probably be a public relations victory for the company. It is also a way to expand Amazon’s healthcare ambitions beyond the one health provider, the primary care provider that paid $3.9 billion in early 2023.

Retreat from primary care with rivals like Walgreens and Walmart – Walmart shutter Last April, 51 major healthcare businesses closed, and Walgreens is now private again by Sycamore Partners 10 billion dollars – Amazon may feel confident in being able to do things others couldn’t. Rebuilding healthcare delivery and bringing more than a package to your customer’s doorstep.