Medical Supplies and Equipment Needs

GHM gratefully receives donations of medical supplies and equipment, matches them to specific requests from overseas partners, and sends them all over the world to help make healthcare accessible for all people. GHM accepts many items not on these lists, but these items are always needed. Please know that we request at least one year shelf life on items with expiration dates. Questions? Please contact us at 763-586-9590.

Hot List

Personal Protective Equipment - gloves, face shields, eye protection

Examination gloves - especially sizes M and L

Surgical gloves - especially sizes 6.5 - 8.0

Syringes - especially sizes 5- and 10-mL

Auto-disable syringes with needles

Sutures - especially sizes 0-3 and 4-6

Dressings & gauze

IV Catheters & administration sets

Surgical blades & handles

Surgical sponges

Surgical instruments

Surgical masks and caps

Surgical gowns, scrubs, drapes (cloth only)

Ultrasonic gel, lubricating jelly

Disinfectant sponges & swabs

Twin or hospital-size bed sheets (flat and fitted)

Dental surgery instruments (forceps, elevators)

Dental palliative materials - IRM, etc

Medical Supplies

Ace bandages (elastic) and dressings - gauze, bandages, BandAids, 4 x 4s

Anesthesia - ambu bags, face masks, endotracheal tubes

Catheters - suction, urinary, IV (not cardiac)

EKG - electrodes, recording paper, leads

Electrosurgical - electrocautery pens, grounding pads

IV - butterfly needles, extension sets, administration sets

Orthopedic - braces, slings, supports

Patient care - wheelchairs, walkers, crutches

Scrub/prep - iodine, brushes, sponges

Stainless steel containers

Surgical instruments, surgical tape

Sutures and wound closure supplies

Tongue depressors, Q-tip applicators

Medical Equipment

Oxygen concentrators

Vital signs monitors, pulse oximeters

Exam lamps, stools and tables

IV poles

Electrosurgical generators

Suction pumps

Infant incubators, infant warmers

Fetal dopplers, fetal heart monitors

Portable and diagnostic Ultrasounds

Sterilizers/Autoclave - including dental EKG machines

Anesthesia gas machines

Surgical tables and lights

Patient gurneys

Adult and infant scales

Lab and surgical microscopes

Stethoscopes, BP, Oto/Ophthalmoscopes

Laryngoscopes

X-ray Machines - fixed and portable

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