Medical Supplies and Equipment
GHM gratefully receives donations of medical supplies and equipment, matches them to specific requests from Lutheran medical partners overseas, and sends them all over the world to help make healthcare accessible for all people. Please carefully review the items we accept and cannot accept before making the trip to our GHM Warehouse.
Questions? Please contact us at 763-586-9590.
Due to the time it takes for processing and shipping, supplies that have expiration dates MUST be at least a full year out or beyond from the day the item/s are delivered to GHM warehouse.
Medical Supplies and Equipment We Accept
Hot List
Examination gloves (especially sizes M and L)
Surgical gloves (especially sizes 6.5 - 8.0)
Syringes w/ needles (especially sizes 3cc, 5cc, 10cc)
Sutures absorbable & nonabsorbable – (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 (reusable & disposable)
Ultrasonic gel, lubricating jelly
Disinfectant sponges & swabs
Twin or hospital-size bed sheets (flat and fitted)
Hospital blankets & quilts
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Additional Priorities
Ace bandages (elastic) and dressings - gauze, bandages, Band-Aids, 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, administration sets, secondary sets
Orthopedic - braces, slings, supports
Scrub/prep - iodine, brushes, sponges
Stainless steel containers
Surgical instruments, surgical tape
Sutures and wound closure supplies
Tongue depressors, Q-tip applicators
Dental Supplies / Equipment
Dental chairs (portable & fixed)
Dental units, lights, x-ray
Dental vacuum/suction
Dental surgery instruments (forceps, elevators)
Dental supplies
Patient-related Equipment
Crutches, canes
Wheelchairs (non-electric)
Walkers (folding, “rollator style”)
Bath chairs, commodes
Knee Scooter
Medical Equipment
Stethoscopes, BP, Oto/Ophthalmoscopes
Patient monitors (EKG, SpO2, NIBP, Temp)
Pulse oximeters (desktop/handheld/finger)
Examination tables, lamps, stools
Surgical tables, surgical lights
Laboratory and surgical microscopes
Patient gurneys/stretchers
IV poles (hospital-grade)
Electrosurgical generators (ESU)
Suction pumps (low and high-volume)
Infant incubators, infant warmers
Fetal dopplers, fetal heart monitors
Ultrasounds (portable and diagnostic)
Sterilizers/Autoclave (desktop preferred)
Anesthesia gas machines
Scales mechanical and digital (peds & adult)
Laryngoscopes (handles & blades)
X-ray machines (fixed and portable)
Portable oxygen concentrators (110-220v, 50/60hz)
Due to the time it takes for processing and shipping, supplies that have expiration dates MUST be at least a full year out or beyond from the day the item/s are delivered to GHM warehouse.
Items We Cannot Accept
Bariatric (oversized) wheelchairs
Car seats
Clothing- we do accept scrubs, clean, no stains
C-pap, Bi-pap or nebulizer machines (we accept unopened supplies)
Dialysis supplies
Electric wheelchairs
Exercise equipment
Foam wedges or pieces
Furniture
Heparin, insulin, bags of IV fluids (saline)
Hospital beds- mattresses/pillows
Lift Chairs
Medical supplies that are expired
Medical textbooks older than 10 years
Nutrition products for tube feeding
Oxygen Concentrators (110v/60hz only)
Oxygen Cylinders
Plastic pill containers
Prescription medications
Tube feeding supplies including ENFit connection
Due to the time it takes for processing and shipping, supplies that have expiration dates MUST be at least a full year out or beyond from the day the item/s are delivered to GHM warehouse.
