Medical Supply DONATIONS

The types of items we collect range from unopened, sterile, specialty, surgical supplies to common personal care and hygiene items. There are not many items that we cannot find a grateful home for in the many projects we support. Please review the donation guidelines and the items that we can and cannot accept.

General Donation Guidelines

Most unused or sterilized non-proprietary medical supplies found in any U.S. clinic or hospital setting can be recycled for use by clinicians in need overseas. If time permits, the medical supplies you desire to donate should be sorted by type and placed in separate plastic bags or boxes. If not, Caring Partners International (CPI) has staff members and volunteers to sort the items upon arrival at our warehouse. 

Many groups in our area conduct medical mission work. If your facility receives a request for supplies from another mission group or health care provider, please feel free to refer them to Caring Partners. We have an 8,000 square foot warehouse filled with supplies that we share with groups across the globe.

 

MEDICAL SUPPLIES wE aCCEPT:

  • Ace Bandages

  • Alcohol Prep Pads and Swab sticks

  • Anesthesia Supplies

  • Blades and Scalpels (must be sterile)

  • Betadine or Povidone-Iodine Ointment, Pads, Solution, and Swab sticks

  • Compression Stockings - Ted, Jobst

  • Diabetic Supplies

  • Diapers - Adult & Pediatric

  • Drains - Chest Drains, Penrose, Jackson-Pratt, etc.

  • Dressings - Sterile or Non-Sterile (Coban, Duoderm, guaze, Xeroform, etc.)

  • EKG Electrodes (must be sterile and not expired)

  • Exam Supplies (cotton balls, Q-tips, thermometers, tongue depressors, etc.)

  • Feeding Supplies - Bags, Tubes (G-, J-) - NO NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

  • Fluids - Dextrose ≤5%, Saline (bottles, unused IV, jars; NO FLUSHES)

  • Gloves - Sterile or Non-Sterile

  • Gowns - Cloth/Paper, Sterile or Non-Sterile
    Head and Shoe Covers, Goggles, Masks

  • Hospital Linens - Blankets, Pillows, Sheets
    (Accepted from Hospitals only.)

  • IV Supplies

  • LMA’s, Endotracheal Tubes, Stylettes

  • Needles - Angio-Catheters, Blood Draw, Butterfly, Port Access, Spinal, Traditional

  • OB/GYN Supplies (nursing items, pads, pregnancy tests, swabs, etc.)

  • Orthopedic Supplies (braces, casting material, immobilizers, supports, etc.)

  • Ostomy Supplies

  • Pediatric and NICU Supplies

  • Personal Care Items - UNUSED ONLY (combs, slippers, soap, toiletries, etc.)

  • Plastics (basins, bedpans, sitz baths, urinals, etc.)

  • Respiratory Supplies (nasal cannulas, oxygen masks, etc.)

  • Sponges - Foam, Lap Pads, X-Ray Detectable

  • Suction Supplies - Catheters, Kits, Tubing, Yankauers/Frazier Tips

  • Surgical Linens - Cloth/Paper, Sterile (drapes, sheets, towels, etc.)
    (Accepted from Hospitals only.)

  • Surgical Procedure Packs (must be sterile, unopened, and no rips or tears)

  • Sutures - Expired are acceptable

  • Syringes - Bulb Syringes, Irrigation, Oral, Traditional (all sizes)

  • Tape - All types (Durapore, Medipore, self-sticking, Transpore, etc.)

  • Tracheostomy Tubes and Care Supplies

  • Underpads/Chux - Cloth or Disposable

  • Urinary Drainage - Bags, Catheters (Foley, Straight, Texas), Insertion Kits

 

Medical supplies WE DO NOT ACCEPT:

  • Open packs of diapers or bed pads

  • Used Commodes/Potty Chairs

  • Clothes

  • Liquids of any kind

  • Glucometers without Test Strips or Expired Test Strips

  • Custom-fitted (formed) wheelchairs

  • Anything used that directly contacts skin (braces, etc.)

  • Pill bottles or any pre-prescribed medication

  • Food or food supplements.

  • Any other items that are or appear to be hazardous or dangerous.

WE do not ACCEPT C-PAP machines or ACCESSORIES. (MASKS, TUBING, ETC.)

OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS:

  • Infant and Children’s Cold and Cough Medicine (Non-Liquid Preferred)

  • Cough Drops

  • Infant Medications, Including Teething, Diaper Rash, etc.

  • Antacids (Tums, etc.)

  • Triple Antibiotic Ointment (Neosporin, etc.)

  • First Aid Cream

  • Artificial Tears (Small Bottle Preferred)

  • Children’s Chewable One-a-Day Multivitamins (Tablets Preferred-Non-Gummy)

  • Adult One-a-Day Multivitamins (Tablets Preferred)

  • Antifungal Cream (Lamisil, Lotrimin, etc.)

  • Pain Relievers (Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, etc.)

  • Infant & Children’s Pain Relievers

  • Cold and Cough Medicine (Non-Liquid Preferred