MedShare International

http://www.medshare.org/

3240 Clifton Springs Road
Decatur, GA 30034


MedShare International is a nonprofit organization headquartered in metro Atlanta, with an environmental and humanitarian impact of international scope.

Circle of Sharing

Starting point: Hospitals agree to donate surplus medical supplies and equipment.

Collection barrels are provided; hospital staff are educated on appropriate materials for recovery.

Materials are collected routinely from each site, and then are identified and evaluated.

Volunteers sort and repack materials. Staff enters descriptive information into the inventory database.

Approved recipient hospitals "order" what they need. The contents of each container are tailored to meet the "needs list" of the recipient organization.

Completing the circle, containers are shipped to recipient hospitals. There is follow up and accountability to ensure they arrive on time, undamaged, and are put to good use.

Our shipments of medical supplies and equipment have brought healing and the promise of better lives to 73 countries and countless patients.


What We Do

MedShare collects surplus medical supplies and used equipment from U.S. hospitals, manufacturers and distributors. We process these donated materials and make them available to underserved hospitals and clinics in two ways: 1) direct shipments to international applicant institutions and 2) supplying medical mission teams with commonly needed medical items.

Shipments

MedShare allows approved recipient hospitals to select medical supplies via our online inventory system. MedShare ships by forty-foot containers to maximize the value of goods offered unless special arrangements are made. The contents of a typical MedShare forty-foot container are valued at $150,000-$200,000. MedShare does not handle pharmaceuticals of any kind.

MedShare shipments are carefully tailored to meet the articulated needs of recipient organizations. Pending availability, biomedical equipment can be shipped to hospitals that have the technology, training and resources to use and maintain the equipment. MedShare has a biomedical department dedicated to evaluating and repairing equipment. MedShare’s biomedical engineer works with hospital staff to evaluate biomedical equipment needs and help with installation and maintenance training. In some instances, our biomedical engineer can travel to recipient hospitals.

Medical Mission Teams

Medical teams and others going on mission trips are encouraged to visit MedShare to obtain medical supplies to aid in their work. Team members can visit MedShare to select and pack supplies from the Medical Team Store, or request items if located outside the Atlanta area. Variety and quantities are limited by the types of donations that MedShare receives. Medical mission teams are asked for a nominal monetary donation.

To participate, please complete and return the appropriate application. Once approved, the team leader will be contacted about selecting supplies. If a medical professional is not part of the team, MedShare reserves the right to limit the variety of supplies available.