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Swiss-Express Innight Medica

Overnight logistics for the healthcare sector

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In brief

With Swiss-Express Innight Medica, we offer Medica customers a tailored overnight logistics solution. We collect consignments in Switzerland and abroad at agreed times and deliver them to hospitals by 6 a.m. The consignments can be delivered to reception, the operating theatre or any other agreed delivery point. We also offer straightforward returns management by collecting returns of medical products or devices from hospitals.

The advantages for you

  • Delivery straight to the place of use by 6 a.m.
  • Straightforward, standardized handling of consignments and returns
  • Maximum transparency through consignment management and track and trace
  • Quick turnaround times for your equipment

Here’s how it works

  • Provide consignment data

    Send your consignment data with ease via the online service Swiss-Express “Web” or the EDI interface.

  • Collection

    We collect goods from the supplier from Monday to Friday, in the late afternoon or evening, in Switzerland or abroad. The consignments are then transported to the logistics center in Niederbipp.

  • Overnight transport

    Consignments are transported overnight to their destination so they arrive on time. During transport, the consignment remains integrated into the logistics process at all times and is handled according to the agreed instructions.

  • Delivery by 6 a.m.

    The consignment is delivered to the individually selected place in the hospital by 6 a.m. at the latest.

  • Optional returns procedure

    We take returns away with us on the next delivery round and take care of returns transport. Larger hospitals have fixed time slots for returns collection between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. These returns are also integrated into the logistics network and returned to the relevant destination.

Service in detail

For suppliers

Your medical products or technical devices need to arrive punctually at the hospital or physician’s practice. In cases where operating equipment needs to be returned quickly, we collect returns between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at over 220 hospitals in Switzerland.

For hospitals and physicians

We serve all hospitals in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein and deliver your consignments by 6 a.m. The Swiss-Express Innight” Medica solution helps you reduce your stocks and tied-up capital.

Posting and collection from Monday to Friday
  • Collection in Switzerland and abroad during the late afternoon or evening
  • Posting at our logistics center in Niederbipp
  • Transfer of consignment data via the “Swiss-Express Web” online service or the EDI interface
Delivery from Tuesday to Saturday

You choose the point of delivery: this could be in the pre-op area, in front of the operating theatre, or even at reception. We manage delivery points, anonymized keys and badges for over 220 hospitals in Switzerland. For urgent consignments, you can contact our Customer Service by phone or e-mail, or you can get in touch directly with our courier partner www.swissconnect.ch.

You can use our “Swiss-Express Web” online service to order a separate courier trip.

Value-added services
  • Fast, straightforward returns
  • Import and export customs clearance
Swiss-Express Web online service

With the Swiss-Express Web online service, you can order labels, manage and track your consignments and receive detailed reports. This means you have a clear overview of all boxes and containers used.

Returns management

We collect your returns during the following delivery round. For the larger hospitals, we collect returns daily between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Requirements

You have an individual Swiss-Express Innight” contract for night transport with Swiss Post.

You can send the following types of goods with Swiss-Express Innight Medica

  • Dangerous goods up to 1,000 ADR points
  • Goods with a maximum length of 250 cm and a maximum girth of 400 cm
  • Weight up to a maximum of 250 kg per transport unit (up to a maximum 400 kg per consignment)
  • Goods that do not protrude beyond the side of the load carrier (e.g. EUR pallets (120 cm x 80 cm))
  • Goods that are packaged securely for transportation and the nature of which does not constitute a threat to the environment or to the health and safety of Swiss Post’s employees

Everything you need to know at a glance

Swiss-Express Innight Medica factsheet

Our individual Innight solutions

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