Comments on: Is it okay to donate unused/no longer needed medical supplies? http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/ Tue, 22 May 2012 00:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Diane http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Diane Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:31:25 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/#comment-1667 Hi - I e-mailed Project Cure (as another reply suggested) a few months ago on behalf of a friend who had leftover unused supplies (including saline syringes) from MS treatments. They responded on the same day and said that they can use saline syringes but need them to be good for at least a year (to allow time for sorting, shipping to the place of need, and actual use). I would e-mail them with a list of your specific items. I also saw online that Seattle Humane Society accepts some items - might be something similar in your town. Hi - I e-mailed Project Cure (as another reply suggested) a few months ago on behalf of a friend who had leftover unused supplies (including saline syringes) from MS treatments. They responded on the same day and said that they can use saline syringes but need them to be good for at least a year (to allow time for sorting, shipping to the place of need, and actual use). I would e-mail them with a list of your specific items. I also saw online that Seattle Humane Society accepts some items - might be something similar in your town.

]]> By: Noccie http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Noccie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:02:21 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/#comment-1666 I looked up Project Cure and what you have doesn't seem to apply to what they need. I don't see any reason why you can't give the supplies to the nurse. I can not find any agency that will accept that type of thing to redistribute to the poor. I can not think of any legal or ethical reason why it would be wrong for you to give the supplies to the nurse to give to poor clients. Maybe you and this nurse are on to something... I looked up Project Cure and what you have doesn’t seem to apply to what they need.
I don’t see any reason why you can’t give the supplies to the nurse. I can not find any agency that will accept that type of thing to redistribute to the poor. I can not think of any legal or ethical reason why it would be wrong for you to give the supplies to the nurse to give to poor clients.

Maybe you and this nurse are on to something…

]]> By: jandy http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 jandy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:56:26 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/is-it-okay-to-donate-unusedno-longer-needed-medical-supplies/#comment-1665 you're not supposed to. I have the same situation, saline syringes and heparin ones that are expired. saline isn't until June 2010, you can call a hosp or VA see if they participate in Project Cure... or any hospital or contact Project Cure on line... do what you feel is right.,I know there is a big waste in this country w medical supplies. very sad, but if can be used elsewhere, what can you do? your client's patients really do need a med Rx for use and legally, not supposed to transfer Rx items to other patients. I'm not saying it isn't done and it's looked the other way.. what you think is best, some local fire departments participate in fall annual chemical roundups and destroy products, meds, chemicals, used, expired. etc.. you’re not supposed to. I have the same situation, saline syringes and heparin ones that are expired. saline isn’t until June 2010, you can call a hosp or VA see if they participate in Project Cure… or any hospital or contact Project Cure on line… do what you feel is right.,I know there is a big waste in this country w medical supplies. very sad, but if can be used elsewhere, what can you do? your client’s patients really do need a med Rx for use and legally, not supposed to transfer Rx items to other patients. I’m not saying it isn’t done and it’s looked the other way.. what you think is best, some local fire departments participate in fall annual chemical roundups and destroy products, meds, chemicals, used, expired. etc..

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