BARTOW, Fla. — A brand new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bartow will assist alleviate a scarcity in America’s hospitals.
An superior robotics plant will quickly be pushing out a gradual supply of IV bags in Bartow.
“Two to 3,000 bags per hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” stated CEO of Assure Infusions Alex Lucio.
Assure Infusions is constructing a state-of-the-art, semi-automated facility that will manufacture as much as 30 million sterile IV bags yearly.
“The role of using robotics, we use it for visual inspection systems, for quality insurance, we use it to handle products, to move products from one conveyor to another,” Lucio stated.
Lucio tells ABC Action News IV fluids, are in excessive demand within the U.S. well being care system due to ongoing shortages.
“Any pandemic, even a really aggressive flu season challenges the supply chain. So, we hope to create enough capacity to have ample supply and avoid shortages in the future,” Lucio stated.
This facility will not solely be sure that hospitals can operate with out interruption however will deliver 100 new jobs to Bartow, with a median wage of $75,000.
“Bartow Economic Development Council is very excited to have Assure Infusions to help with our continued increase in wages, to help with our quality of life,” stated President of Bartow Economic Development Council, Denise Bohde.
Building a brand new manufacturing facility is nice timing for town, which is estimated to develop by greater than 7,000 individuals within the subsequent few years.
“We’re going to bring the jobs here, that are really going to attract people who have the higher education and they’re looking to get out of the big city life, the areas that have traffic. You’re going to be looking at Bartow,” stated Mayor Steve Githens.
A groundbreaking for Assure Infusions is scheduled for October.