When evaluating donations for mission hospitals, we consider equipment condition, intended use, maintenance requirements, availability of parts or accessories, and other factors. Please consider the following suggestions when donating medical items.

For Specific Needs: Medical Supplies

Recent (within 10 years) medical textbooks are useful. However, medical journals or magazines cannot be accepted.
Pharmaceuticals are generally not accepted (please call for specifics).
Most plastic disposable items cannot be reused and are generally not accepted.
Liquids such as cleaners, IV solutions, and medications are too difficult to ship and cannot be accepted.

For Specific Needs: Medical Equipment

If possible, all accessories and manuals should be included with equipment.
Most developing countries prefer equipment that is simple and easy to use.
Mechanical tables and equipment are preferred over equipment that is dependent upon electricity to operate.
Equipment that requires electricity to operate should function on both 50 and 60 Hz or be easily convertible to different voltage and frequency inputs.
Medical equipment should be boxed with care for shipping. Please call us if you need recommend-ations or assistance in this area.

Preparing Your Donation

Medical supplies should be sorted by type and placed in separate plastic bags or boxes. Most medical equipment requires various accessories to function properly. When collecting medical equipment for donation, please make every effort to find all the accessories and manuals that go with the equipment, including patient cables and transducers, power cords, recorder paper, spare parts, and operator and service manuals.

Shipping Your Donation

Global Health Ministries attempts to cover all the costs of equipment refurbishing and shipping to the mission field. Your assistance with the shipping cost to the Minneapolis warehouse would be greatly appreciated. If you are unable to pay for this cost, please call and make shipping arrangements with our Global Health Ministries staff.

HOT LIST of urgently needed medical supplies (priority items needed)

Exam gloves
Surgical gloves
Sterile needles
Sterile syringes
Sutures
Dressings, sterile and unsterile
Bandage scissors
Surgical instruments
Surgical blades and handles
Surgical sponges
Cotton tipped applicators
Gowns and bed linen, cloth
Bath towels and wash cloths
Lubricating jelly ("K-Y" and other)
Disinfectant sponges and swabs

MEDICAL SUPPLY NEEDS (complete list)

Ace bandages (elastic)
Anesthesia supplies (ambu bags, face masks, manual resuscitators, endotracheal tubes)
Casting materials
Catheters (suction, Foley, and ureteral, but not cardiac)
Dressings (gauze, bandages, Band-Aids, 4 x 4's, etc.)
EKG supplies (electrodes, recording paper, leads, etc.)
Electrosurgical supplies (electrocautery pens, grounding pads)
Tracheal tubes
Gowns (OR and exam, cloth only, no disposables)
Gloves (surgical and exam)
IV supplies (butterfy needles, extension sets, administration sets)
Orthopedic supplies (braces, slings, supports, prosthesis)
Patient care (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches)
Scalpels and blades
Scrub/prep (surgical scrub, iodine, brushes, sponges)
Stainless steel containers
Surgical instruments
Surgical towels and drapes (cloth only, no disposables)
Surgical tape
Sutures and wound closure supplies
Syringes/needles
Tongue depressors and containers
Q-tip applicators and containers

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS (call ahead for all equipment donations)

Item	Preferred Manufacturer
Anesthesia Machine	Ohio
Electrosurgical Unit	Valleylab, Aspen Labs
Monitor, ECG	Hewlett-Packard
Monitor, NIBP	Ohmeda, Critikon, Dynamap
Pulse Oximeter	Nellcor, Ohmeda
Infant Incubator	Air Shields, Ohio
EKG Recorder	Burdick, HP, NK
Defib/Monitor	Physio Control, HP, NK, Protocol
Suction Pump	Gomco, Schuco, Air Shields
Oxygen Concentrator	DeVilbiss, Puritan Bennett
Endoscope & Light Source	Olympus
Diagnostic Ultrasound	GE, ATL, HP, Diasonics
X-ray System	Picker, Summit, Universal
Fetal Doppler	Imex, Parks, Medasonics
Exam Lamp	Portable Type (no ceiling mount)
Sterilizer, Table Top	Amsco, Pelton Crane
Surgery/Delivery Table	Amsco, Shampaine
Lab Microscope	Olympus, Zeiss
Surgery Microscope	Olympus, Zeiss
Stethoscope	Tycos
Sphygmomanometer	Tycos, Baumanometer
Oto/Ophthalmoscope	Welch Allyn
Laryngoscope	Any

Hands on projects:

AIDS/Hospice Kits
This kit contains basic personal care items which can be used by the patient or caregiver.
Midwife Kits
This kit has basic items used during delivery of a baby.
Rolled Bandages
These bandages are made from strips of cloth (e.g. sheets) and rolled on a very simple easy to make unit.
Knitted/Crocheted Bandages
These bandages are made from cotton yarn and knitted or crocheted for patients who suffer from slow healing open sores and ulcers caused by Leprosy, HIV/AIDs, infected insect bites, burns, etc.

PLEASE NOTE:
* Items at or beyond expiration date cannot be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE:
* No medications or pill bottles

Call the GHM Office (763-586-9590) or email ghmoffice@cs.com if you have any specific questions or concerns.